Pat,
Call if you need, but you won't get me, 'cause I'm not in Support!
As for the port, I'd have to check the manual, I always forget which one is
LDAP...Pg 22 gives list and LDAP is 389.
Daniel Donnelly
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Mathews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Aaron Kaluszka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: Re(2): [IMail Forum] imail issue
router and wan types apprised of what you saved for last, script guy will
render details to me or directly to list for your questions so that we all
can get sumpin ova heah!, oh, on second thought, instead of intelligent
answers to your questions... i've got a question or two more..., look down
in your answer for my questions in garish maroon:
----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel Donnelly
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 06:11 PM
Subject: Re: Re(2): [IMail Forum] imail issue
Pat,
LDAP is an informational service, somewhat like the older Whois service,
except it can provide more information. But it cannot provide any more
than
is entered for each user. By default (see Attributes tab for a user), this
is their email address and name (the stuff you entered when the account
was
created, usually), 4 fields all together (pg 133!). Only when you enter
more, will it be available (pg 134). Custom fields can also be added.
ahh, if i am not verbose, i don't get in trouble, a parable for our
times... 4 fields only and it doesn't matter if it's behind a firewall or
not?
Note that if you have the user right, "Hide from information services',
enabled, IMail can have a lot of stuff, but it won't answer an LDAP
request
for that user.
So the question is:
Do you want to run the LDAP service and provide information about some or
all of your users? Then which users? And then, what data (beyond the basic
stuff) should be in the DB?
aaron, local office maybe, external not yet
Of course, all those people will need to know that you have an LDAP
server,
and how to access it (using their email client, typically), and then how
to
update any data (if you allow them to, again an IMail setting). Could mean
a
bit of work for the old troll teaching the 'farmers' fancy 'lectronic'
stuff.
again, aaron, let's get on the setting, i got TS on home box.
Basically, if you don't enter the data, then even if they know all about
LDAP, they won't get anything beyond the basics. But if you don't even run
the LDAP service, then no one can get anything.
Oh, lastly, if you are running LDAP service, be aware that ANYONE can gain
access to it, unless you limit requests to only those IP addresses you
want
to have access. Typically this is done at your router or firewall.
i'm router challenged, haven't done it since novellMPR '95 or so, any time
i ax dose guys anyting dey wanna know about pawts. we're runnin' a pix, i
think, understand those guys give me the 'need to know' biz, which IS
understandable.
most really successful cracks that i've caught in gov't and biz were
always inside jobs. social engineering is so much easier for some than
reading a book.
which ports per addy strobe the ldap? or am i asking the wrong question?
if my pix doesn't defend my server... i'm auditing, which is wonderful: i
can see what i did wrong AFTER they fire my ignorant butt.
thanks Dan, we might be calling in the morning...
Daniel Donnelly
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Mathews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 4:19 PM
Subject: RE: Re(2): [IMail Forum] imail issue
<snip...snip>
> i have a question that has been bothering me about LDAP and Imail:
>
<snip...snip>
> point i'm making is: p136 in the manual (being stupid i read
> manuals, it helps mitigate my stupidity) tells me that if i do what i
did
> (and i did) that i may want to populate the ldap directory. does this
mean
> that my 6500 hippies, yuppies, and farmers now are able to see server
side
> info on the client side? there's some things they don't really need to
know
> about each other...
<and snip again...>
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