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Re: [LUG] Getting started with LDAP
> I've been planning to try and place my address book contents under LDAP
> for a while.
>
> I want to go platform neutral as regards the main services I use day to
> day.
>
> However getting started with LDAP has proved troublesome.
>
> Anyone got any experience? Is it really suitable as an 'address book'
> replacement?
It will do this, but there are a few fiddles. However I'll need to
look at the copy at work to remeber what these are.
>
> I've used directory services under W2K and Novell, but not with a view
> of primarily replacing address book functionality, mostly for
> authentication issues.
>
> If it is suitable what route did you use to get address book style data
> into the directory? (Currently data is in Netscape Address book - which
> looks like it shouldn't hurt - and is easily exported as LDIF).
IIRC some things such as entries with multiple email addresses cannot
be imported.
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