Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3605 mails)

["Adam Williams" <adamtaunowilliams@xxxxxxxxx>]

> I just came home from an exhibition. We got many name cards and I
> thought it would be nice, if we would share all the name cards in our
> office. To do that I think LDAP would be useful. However, before I start
> to such how to do, let me ask if somebody has done it and what
> suggestion I could get from you.
> How to set-up so that Thunderbird users and Outlook users can benefit
> from it?

http://www.whitemiceconsulting.com/system/files?file=LDAP105.sxi

> How can users add entries?

They can't.  Not from TB or Outlook,  Evolution is the only mail client /
address book I'm aware of where the LDAP source is writable.

> How can we avoid double entries?

Objects with identical RDNs are not possible in a container.

LDAP is a wonderful technology,  but it is really a poor substitute for a
real groupware server.