Configuring the Address Books of Openexchange Server in an External Mail Client

Support knowledgebase (rsimai_ldap_slox_addressbook)
Applies to

Openexchange Server: Version 4

Concern

You want to make the address books of eMail Server available in an external mail client.

Background Information

Openexchange Server makes use of various address books:
  1. The system user address book
    This area automatically contains all users configured on the server.
  2. The public address book
    Users who have the needed permissions can use this address book to store addresses that can be read by all users.
  3. The private address books of the users
    Each user can only enter his own addresses here. Only this user will be able to read the addresses.
  4. Individual address books
    Addresses can be sorted by companies, and individual read permissions can be assigned. These addresses can only be processed with the web client, as they are not stored in LDAP.

Requirements

The external client must support the LDAP protocol 3. If the client merely supports protocol 2, please proceed as described in the article "Enabling LDAP Protocol Version 2 on the Openexchange Server " (http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/rsimai_slox_ldapv2.html).

The use of LDAP is possible e.g. with Mozilla Mail, Ximian Evolution, Outlook Express, and Outlook. The user comfort largely depends on the features of the client.
(So far) None of these client are able to write to an LDAP directory..

The LDAP client of Netscape 4.x cannot access the LDAP services without changing the access permissions. Please refer to the article "" (http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/rsimai_slox_netscape4_addressbook.html).

Procedure

Let's assume the server has the domain suse.com and the BaseDN is dc=suse,dc=com. Usually the BaseDN corresponds to the domain. The UID (login name) of our example user is user with the mail address user@suse.com.
The access to all directories must be authenticated, i.e. the user must log in using his name and password. See also:
o Enabling LDAP Protocol Version 2 on the Openexchange Server

Keywords: OPENEXCHANGESERVER, SLOX, LDAP, DIRECTORY, ADDRESS, CONTACTS, ADDRESSBOOK

Categories: SuSE Linux IMAP Server

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