Brandon Hume writes:
So my question is this: Is it possible for me to write some code, using perl or C or whatever is needed, that will connect as a syncrepl consumer, and "refresh and persist"? Are there docs for how the synchronization protocol works? Is it just an odd LDAP query?
RFC 4533 describes the sync protocol. You might also have a look at the auditlog and accesslog overlays for alternate solutions to your probelm.