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.
Thanks!
On 10/08, Jerry wrote:
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.
I've never done it myself, but maybe this[0] link can help a bit at least.
[0]: http://www.openldap.org/lists/openldap-software/200211/msg00382.html
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.
Thanks!
-- Jerry
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.
Hi,
On Tue, 12 Aug 2014, Jerry wrote: <snipp/>
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.
there would be multiple ways to create something like this in an ldap schema.
The bigger issue is what kind of queries your clients like thunderbird are willing to perform.
So this is more a client issue than an openldap issue.
Greetings Christian
On 12/8/2014 12:23 μμ, Jerry wrote:
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.
You may want to take a look at this:
http://www.openldap.org/lists/openldap-technical/201105/msg00033.html
In this way you can create an alias (which may be a distribution list) by optionally taking advantage of the dynamic list feature of openldap.
For example, you simply add a particular identifier (for each distribution list) to an attribute of the affected entries and then your distribution lists are built automatically based on a query string.
See examples above.
More elegant and much more flexible. You administer everything from within OpenLDAP.
Good luck, Nick
openldap-technical@openldap.org
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