LDAP and E-Mail Addresses

If your site offers LDAP services, you can use it to lookup e-mail addresses. This Wiscmail site has complete instructions for configuring several Macintosh and MS Windows e-mail clients to use LDAP for address lookups. You can use their instructions with these Math Dept Specific modifications:

Name: UW Math LDAP
Hostname: ldap1.math.wisc.edu
Base DN: ou=people,dc=math,dc=wisc,dc=edu

We give complete instructions below for the pine e-mail client:

Configuring Pine to use LDAP

From the Main Menu in Pine select S (Setup) then D (Directory)
Type a to add a new directory
Make sure the the first setting (ldap-server) is highlighted and use Return (Enter key)
Type ldap1.math.wisc.edu then use Return (Enter key) to save the setting
Move the cursor down to highlight search-base and use Return (Enter key) Type ou=people,dc=math,dc=wisc,dc=edu (be sure to type it exactly as it appears on this page) then use Return (Enter key) to save the setting
Move down two lines to the nickname and use Return. Give your directory entry a suitable name, e.g. "UW Math LDAP" to make it easy to recognize,then use Return to save the setting To save all the settings type e (Exit) then y (Yes) then e (Exit) to exit the setup screen.

Using the LDAP Directory to find an address

Type c to start a new message
With your cursor on the To: line, type CTRL t
You should see a list of any personal addressbooks you have, followed by the nickname you gave the University directory. Move your cursor to the directory name then use Return
At the prompt at the bottom of your screen, type in the family name (or partial name) of the person you want to search for, and use Return. Where possible use 4 or more characters as this will make the search more efficient.
If the search returns just the right person, use Return and the name and address will be added to the recipient list of your email. If the search returns a list of names, scroll down until you highlight the correct name, and then use Return to add that person
Repeat this procedure until you have added all the required recipients to your message.