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.