On Tue, May 01, 2007 at 07:01:33PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 05/01/07 16:18, Alex Samad wrote: > [snip] > > > > ldap is your friend. I run a ldap server on my box and import all my outlook > > contacts from there into the ldap server. Most mail clients will talk to a > > ldap server (i use mutt on linux) > > Do you have a HOWTO on this? All the ldap docs I've seen presume a > large network with a FQDN. don't really have any pointers to any how to's basically installed slapd, I have set aside a ou for my address book, I have a script that pulls apart a outlook export of contacts and inserts into my ldap db. for outlook there is a option to link to a ldap db, just give it your base dn and a userid password (bind id) for mutt have a google for mutt + ldap I haven't recently used any other mail clients, but from what I remember they all had option to point to a ldap server - usually the setup was provide the ldap address - ldap://127.0.0.1 and a base dn and a bind id and password, then bobs your uncle. I did used to use evolution this allowed me to edit my ldap entries > > - -- > Ron Johnson, Jr. > Jefferson LA USA > > Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. > Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good! > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFGN9TdS9HxQb37XmcRAojdAKDTyGmdsVLXu0/pI4HPAF99THXVcACg6m6n > jshS0XqavXY8Uo+wA2VTxhw= > =ayBZ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > >
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