How to add the ISR address book

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Depending on the email client, the procedure my vary.

Thunderbird (or Mozilla, or Netscape)

  1. click on the Address Book button
  2. go to the menu item File → New → LDAP directory
  3. use ISR (or something else) for Name, ldap.isr.ist.utl.pt for Hostname, and ou=people,dc=isr,dc=ist,dc=utl,dc=pt for Base DN

To test it, withing the Address Book dialog, select ISR (or whatever name you entered) in the left pane, and then search for some name.

To use it, from the Compose/Write/Reply dialog, click Contacts, choose ISR (or whatever you used) as Address Book, and then search for the name/email you need.

Kontact

Open Kontact and select Contacts in the left bar.

  1. go to the menu item Settings → Configure KAddressBook menu.
  2. select LDAP Lookup and click Add Host
  3. use ldap.isr.ist.utl.pt for Hostname and click Query Server to get the DN configuration automatically
  4. select OK and then check the box on the left of ldap.isr.ist.utl.pt server name.
  5. select OK

To test, go to Tools/Search for Addresses in Directory and do your search.

MS Outlook (Express)

  1. click on the Addresses button
  2. go to the menu item Tools → Accounts
  3. click Add, and then fill in ldap.isr.ist.utl.pt for the server name, go to the next wizard panel, answer as you wish, and then Finish
  4. select ldap.isr.ist.utl.pt (that has just been created), click Properties, then Advanced tab, and use ou=people,dc=isr,dc=ist,dc=utl,dc=pt for Search base

(note that this server does NOT require, nor supports, secure connection (SSL))

To test it, use Find people, select the ldap.isr.ist.utl.pt in the Look in selection box, write a name (or part of it), and hit Find Now

When using this within Create mail, do not forget to select the ldap.isr.ist.utl.pt option from the Look in selection list!!!