>From: "Gavin BS Cowie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Doesn't this logically belong in LDAP so it isn't tied to any single
> > application?
> >
>
> > that would be the preferred method for us. Then outlook, webmail,
> > jabber could all use the same place to get information.
>
> Yes, but I have searched and searched for information about adding and
> retrieving such contact information into an ldap server - specifically,
> non local user account information, right? - but haven't found
> information about how to get it in and get it out.
>
> Anyone any thoughts?
We've run an old copy of Netscape Directory server for years just as
a global address book. Only a couple of people do the updating
but it really isn't that hard to maintain a thousand or so names.
The current version is Iplanet Directory and the cheapest way
to get it might be to buy a low end Sun box. It's included in
Solaris, but not the I386 version. I think if mine broke tomorrow
I'd try installing SMEserver on another PC and add the names as users
with no passwords just for the LDAP service. But, what I'd really
like to have is a central LDAP server holding the unix and samba
account information for all the other servers in addition to the
address book. Postfix and Sendmail can be configured to use
LDAP to direct local delivery across multiple machines.
Les Mikesell
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