On Mon, 11 Aug 2014 09:05:09 +0200, Ulrich Windl stated:
Jerry jerry@seibercom.net schrieb am 10.08.2014 um 16:20 in Nachricht
20140810102023.35b4a4f9@scorpio:
I don't know if this is the best place to ask this question, but it is probably as good as any to start.
I am a new user of OpenLDAP. I formerly, and still do use the MS Outlook address book to store my contacts. I can duplicate most of the features of the MS Address book, except the ability to create distribution lists. I just cannot figure out how to accomplish this feat.
Using MS Outlook, or Claws-Mail on my FreeBSD machine, I can type in a distribution name and all of the email addresses are filled in.
EXAMPLE:
distribution list name=my-list john@somewhere.com jill@anotherISP.net jim@hisISP.com
Some of these distribution lists are quite large.
I cannot fine out a way to create a similar list in OpenLDAP, which is a serious buzz, not to mention deal killer in this instance.
From what I know is that in object class inetOrgPerson you can have multiple mail attributes. So if you define you list as a pseudo person, you can get all the mail addresses. Possibly the most primitive and ugly way to do it.
I will have to give that a try I suppose. It is a shame that there is not a "native" way of accomplishing the creation of a distribution list like the MS Outlook address book affords. Actually, may MUAs such as claws-mail have this feature embedded into their code. However, that requires me to have multiple address books and is not what I am looking for.