Hallo Chris, On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 14:33:03 -0500GMT (19-10-03, 21:33 +0200, where I live), you wrote:
CM> I have often wondered about the default LDAP server entries that come CM> pre-configured in TB's address books window (Bigfoot, Infospace, CM> Switchboard, etc.). I don't use LDAP (right now) so I am wondering if CM> there is any reason to keep those entries. I've deleted them. CM> For those in the know about LDAP, I have some questions. As a CM> home-office user with a DSL SMTP/POP connection: To say that I'm in the know, I've used it a bit because my mailserver supports LDAP address books, but I've comeon that. CM> 1. Is it possible to use LDAP? Yes. CM> 2. If so, why would I want to? Because you'd want to run one address book on an LDAP server that can be accessed by multiple clients. Those multiple clients could be different programs on one computer or e-mail clients on multiple computers on a LAN. So every client uses the same address book. The disadvantage is that TB can't add entries to LDAP address books, nor can it use most of the ABnnnxxx address book macro's for LDAP AB entries. CM> 3. What benefits would using LDAP gain me over using standard SMTP/POP CM> connections? It's something different. SMTP is for mail delivery, POP3 is for mail reception, LDAP (in TB) is for address book searches. CM> 4. If these questions are already answered by a FAQ or other reference CM> somewhere, please point me in the right direction. A Google search on "What is LDAP" pointed me among others to: http://www.gracion.com/server/whatldap.html -- Groetjes, Roelof ________________________________________________ Current version is 2.01 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
