Netscape 4.x and LDAP on Openexchange Server

Support knowledgebase (rsimai_slox_netscape4_addressbook)
Applies to

Openexchange Server: Version 4

Concern

You want to use the address book of Netscape 4.x with the LDAP directory service of Openexchange Server.

Problem

For the authentication, Netscape 4.x uses an access to the directory service which is no longer standard-compliant. The client requests anonymous read access at least on the root level. By default, this access is blocked in Openexchange Server. As a general rule, clients can only read with authentication.

Possible Solution

One possible solution is the use of anonymous read permissions such as in predecessor versions. The access can be limited to individual IP addresses or IP ranges.

Procedure

If you experience problems, simply restore the backup copy, restart LDAP, and check the performed modifications.
Further information is provided in the man page man slapd.conf and in the admin guide under http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin20/.

Configuring the Address Books

We suppose that the server has the domain suse.de and the BaseDN is dc=suse,dc=com. Usually the BaseDN corresponds to the domain. The UID (login name) of our example user is user with the mail address user@suse.com.
The access to the system address book and the public address book is anonymous. The user name and password are necessary for the access to the personal address book.
See also:
o Configuring the Address Books of Openexchange Server in an External Mail Client
o Enabling LDAP Protocol Version 2 on the Openexchange Server

Keywords: OPENEXCHANGESERVER, SLOX, LDAP, NETSCAPE4.X, ADDRESSBOOK, ADDRESS

Categories: SuSE Linux IMAP Server

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