Mac OS X Mail LDAP Setup (Snow Leopard 10.6.x)
Mac OS X Mail LDAP Setup (Snow Leopard 10.6.x)
The following instructions will help
you set up an LDAP directory service
for your University email. This service
allows you to search for University
contacts by name within the Composing
window.
- From the Mail menu, click
Preferences.
- Click the Composing icon at the top
of the window. You will see the
Composing window, which should look
similar to the following:

- Check the Automatically complete
addresses check box.
- Click the Configure LDAP button.
You will see a window, which should
look similar to the following:

- If you have an existing UD LDAP
service configured, click once to
select the item in the list box, then
click the – (minus) button in the
lower-left corner of the window to
delete it.
- Click the + (plus) button.
- In the Server Info window, fill in
the following information:
Field
|
Value
|
Name
|
UD LDAP
|
Server
|
ldap.udel.edu
|
Search Base
|
o=udel.edu
|
The Server Info window should
now look similar to the
following:

- Click Save.
- Click Done.
- Close the Composing window.
Now when you create a new email
message, begin typing a recipient's
name in the To: field. Mac OS X
Mail will provide you with a drop-down
list of potential addresses. Choose the
correct address.