Hi ..
Roland Felnhofer wrote:
>
> Hi Macros,
>
> > Problems I discovered within:
> > a) Additional Email and Nickname doesn't show in Mozilla Address Book
> > ( I properly changed xmozillanickname to mozillaNickname )
> > b) the schema isn't complete ( not all entries in Mozilla Address
> Book are saved )
> > ( it saves them into attributes in inetOrgPerson objectClass, but
> Address Book doesn't show
> > them ... -> if I _download_sources_ and apply the patch you
> recommended me, will it work ? )
>
> as I saw from your next post, you already figured out, that if you apply
> the patch the missing attributes are showing up in the address book.
thats right ... thanks for that ...
> > When I'm composing mail and specifying e-mail address there, records
> from LDAP are
> > expanded after second letter is written - is that right ?
>
> Yes, that's right - as long as you have checked:
> Preferences -> Mail & Newsgroups -> Addressing -> Address Autocompletion
> - Directory Server "MyLDAPServer"
I mean ... why it doesn't search the LDAP after the first letter as
Personal A. Book ?
> > How can I browse all records in LDAP via Address Book? ( It requires
> some filter to search )
>
> I'm not totally sure what you mean. Actually there are two filters for
> LDAP.
I mean ... when I want to actually _see_ all records via Address Book:
I open AB and click on LDAP Directory -> but contents doesn't
show there ... so I need to type something into "Name or Email contains:"
inputbox ... and only solution is to put there sinle '@' ;) to se
everything ...
> One limits what is actually displayed in the Address Book (Preferences
> -> Mail & Newsgroups -> Addressing -> Edit Directories... ->
> "MyLDAPServer"-Edit - Advanced -> Search filter:)
> You could set it to (objectclass=*) which would return all entries as
> long as you don't exceed the 'Max results' counter. Both client (default
> 100) and Server are having such a limit.
> To get "all" entries back from LDAP you have to enter a '*' in address
> books search filed "Name or Email contains:". Nonetheless you only get
> as much results back as limited by the 'max result' counter.
>
> The second filter defines what attributes are used to search through
> when you make an address lookup, composing an email. I think for the
> time being it can only be set/changed by making an entry in the
> 'prefs.js'-file. The entry is:
> user_pref("mail.addr_book.quicksearchquery.format",
>
>"?(and(Department,c,*)(or(PrimaryEmail,c,@V)(DisplayName,c,@V)(FirstName,c,@V)(LastName,c,@V)(NickName,c,@V)))");
>
> The above entry is the filter I am using for looking up addresses. It is
> extended to use the attribute Nickname too, to find a recipient.
> Somewhere at Mozilla (I currently don't know exactly where) you will
> find a documentation how this query has to look like.
Great, I'll use this one ;)
>
> Cheers
> Roland
>
Thanks,
Macros
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