Re: ---> General question about LDAP

["Lukman W. Kusuma" <lukman@commverge.com>]

Krisman,

Please refer to my steps below to configure Outlook/Messenger as LDAP client
for mail address lookup.

Note  :
 

•      for both testing, run slapd -d 5 -f yourslapd.conf for debug mode to see whether the LDAP receive a connection from your mail client.
•      I have read several complains from milis saying that Outlook has some problem looking up the LDAP records. Not Messenger.

Outlook 2000:
 
 

•      Go to Tools-Accounts
•      Click Directory Service
•      Add your directory server network address accordingly
•      Answer Yes for checking addresses using Directory Service
•      Finish, but edit using properties
•      Click advanced mode
•      give your "root base dn" at search base field. This depend on your base dn in ldbm database. Mine for testing at that time was "dc=commverge,dc=com". It means, I  want to search sub tree of : dc=commverge,dc=com.
•      Do testing by typing name in the to/cc/bcc, and they should verify the address with LDAP server.

Netscape  Messenger 4.x
 
 

•      Type this string to Navigator browser. Please note that my base dn is  "dc=commverge,dc=com". You need to replace it accordingly with yours.

     ldap://192.168.0.31/dc=commverge,dc=com??sub?

•      Netscape will prompt you to put this ldap server to Messenger Address server or not.
•      Answer yes.
•      Open your Messenger
•      Go to Edit-Preferences
•      Click Mail & Newsgroup, Addressing in the tree menu.
•      Tick on Directory Server option, and change the combo box value to your new LDAP server (by default is to Netcenter Member Directory)
•      You would probably tick off the local address book option to make sure they will look up to LDAP server.
•      Close the preference by pressing OK
•      compose a new email and type the name at to/cc/bcc, and they should replace it  with  the email address (if any)
•      Sometimes you will receive error message saying that error in LDAP connection. Just try again.

Hope this will help you for basic config in MUA.

Thanks

Lukman
 

Widodo Krisman wrote:

Hello everyone,

I read the docs about setting up LDAP and configuration.  I'm interested in
making it as a global address book directory service for our businesses.
But is it possible for windows user to read or use LDAP as say Outlook
contacts or personal address book or even Eudora address book?  I don't see
how Outlook client can read the LDAP, it can however imports LDIF file.

I'm trying to setup a global address book for multiple platforms, Linux,
windows user(outlook, etc).

Any idea or suggestions??

Thanks...

-wk