Netscape Messenger Directory Service Setup

Netscape Messenger Directory Service (LDAP) for Windows setup procedure are illustrated in the following:

The setup below applies to machines within campus, please note that Direct LDAP access from outside campus is blocked.

Remark : Letters in Green Color repersent words or phases that you need to type in yourself.

  1. Start Netscape Communicator or Netscape Messenger; Select Address Book from the Communicator pull-down menu.
  1. After the Address Book dialog box is displayed, make sure that there are only 4 entries appear under the Directory column as shown in the picture at right. If you find any extra entries, delete them.
  1. Select New Directory ... from the File pull-down menu.
  1. When the Directory Server Property dialog box is shown, fill in all the fields exactly as shown. Please note that there are no number in the field Search Root:

  2. Click theOK button to complete the LDAP setup

  3. Enable the LDAP service in the Preferences dialog box. (refer to point 15 in Configure Netscape Messenger)