About LDAP Server

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) provides a standard way for applications to request and manage directory information. LDAP has become another popular feature for standards-based mail servers. A simplified subset of the much more elaborate X.500 Directory Access Protocol, LDAP is more appropriate for many of today's applications, on both the client and server sides, because it makes fewer demands on system resources.

LDAP implementations use a client/server architecture to publish user information (such as address books) on the server and provide access to that directory information from LDAP-enabled clients.

IMail Server supports OpenLDAP to provide the following capabilities to users with LDAP-enabled clients:

• Locate LDAP directory information that may include name, phone number, e-mail address, organization, department, and address.
• List all users at a site.
• Browse for users who meet certain criteria.
• Modify user information in the LDAP directory.
• LDAP Administrators can use an LDAP enabled client to add, delete, and modify user accounts, including any LDAP directory information.

The IMail LDAP server uses OpenLDAP protocol. For more information about LDAP, see the Internet Requests for Comments (RFCs) that describe the protocol. The IMail Server implementation of LDAP is based on RFC-2251. Also, more information is available at www.openldap.org.

Related Topics

LDAP Data

Setting Up E-mail Domain LDAP Options

Setting IMail LDAP Options