Hi guys I have a client that is using WindoZs and I am going to setup qmail
for their mail server. I do have a question since I have not configure
vpopmail with ldap yet some suggestions and links where to get the info
from. I am guessing that this is needed to make a corp. system wide address
LDAP, in basic terms, is a protocol and method of storing stuff. All
sorts of stuff. The LDAP that vpopmail would be talking about would be
the usernames, passwords, home directories, etc of the various email
accounts on your system. Just like you would store it on a mysql or
cdb database.
Once LDAP authentication is setup, you'll know what 'fields' are being
used. Ie. LDAP fullename = users Real Name. LDAP cn=email address or
login name.
Then configure your Addressbook of choice to read those fields. My
personal experience is with LDAP on NDS, so I've had to grant rights to
