LDAP

The main part of myLinux servers is openLDAP. This listing service includes the following tasks:

address book

Each Mailclient with LDAP support (for example Microsoft Outlook, Outlook express, Lotus Notes, Netscape measuringclose, Eudora, Pegasus, KMail, Ximian evolution...) can use at least the email addresses stored in LDAP and for name/first name look for, probably also further data query (telephone numbers, addresses etc., up to linking of entries like "managers" and "coworkers").
The LDAP system for Microsoft Outlook was optimized (see schemas).

Download of directory contents is possible in an addition as a HTML table and/or a Microsoft Excel Sheet over CGI script (ldap2html.pl).
This can be also used for a "Web a Query" action by Microsoft Excel or Microsoft ACCESS.

Authentification

Access Rights

Email Configuration

see also sendmail.

Dedicated Access to LDAP

Accesses are divided by default into three classes:

See also slapd.conf.

Administration of LDAP entries is possible by using the LDAP-Explorers.