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Email FAQ: How do I use LDAP in Eudora to search the HR directory?

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Macintosh OS 9 - 10.2 Windows NT/2000/XP

Macintosh OS 9 - 10.2

Requirements:
1. The Eudora email client version 5.0 through 5.2 installed and configured on your computer.

2. LDAP configured in Eudora.

Instructions:

1. Launch Eudora.

2. Go to the Windows menu on the top toolbar and choose Directory Services.

3. In the Enter Query field type the last name of the person you would like to search for (you can search by first and/or last name, or a part of either). Click on the Lookup button when you have entered the name.

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4. The information returned in the window includes the person's organization, department, room number, telephone number, email address, title and "ugly name".

5. To send this person an email click once between the two dotted lines of the correct person (there may be multiple people with the same last name). Click one of the buttons on the bottom of the window. The To: button will put the email address of the person in the To: field of the email. The Cc: button will send a copy of the email to the address of the person (anybody can see who you copied). The Bcc: button will send a copy of the email to the address of the person (nobody will be able to see who you copied).

Windows NT/2000/XP

Requirements:
1. The Eudora email client version 5.0 through 5.2 installed and configured on your computer.

2. LDAP configured in Eudora.

Instructions:

1. Launch Eudora.

2. Go to the Tools menu on the top toolbar and choose Directory Services.

3. At the Directory Services window find the Query: field in the top right corner of the window. Type the last name of the person you would like to search for in this field (you can search by first and/or last name, or a part of either) and then click on the Start button directly to the right.

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4. The information returned directly below the Query: field will list all of the possible people with matching last names. Find the correct person and click once on their name to highlight it. The bottom window on the left side displays the person's organization, department, room number, telephone number, email address, title and "ugly name".

5. To send this person an email click one of the buttons on the bottom of the window. The To: button will put the email address of the person in the To: field of the email. The Cc: button will send a copy of the email to the address of the person (anybody can see who you copied). The Bcc: button will send a copy of the email to the address of the person (nobody will be able to see who you copied).