address info / ldap question

[tom]

Greets List, Roger;

Roger Oberholtzer <roger.oberholtzer at surbrunn.net> wrote:
>
>I am the happy maintainer of an address list for the parents in my
>daughter's class. For three or four years this has been a task passed on
>and on, with each making a new list, and the lists being all different and
>in various stated of correctness. We all, after all, have day jobs. We
>will also be 'together' for three more years.
>
>I thought, why not get it in one place that we can all access? So, I have
>been thinking of OpenLDAP.
>
>One guiding factor is that everyone uses a different e-mail program. There
>are at least 6 on four different platforms. Everyone is re-typing and
>re-typing. We are looking at OpenLook/Express, Eudora, Netscape, Mozilla,
>Kmail, Sylpheed, run on Windows, Mac (OS-9 and X), and Linux.
>
>OpenLDAP seemed a better way to enter the info once and use it everywhere.
>Or, is it everywhere?
>
>Any opinions about this? Better ideas? Suggestions for tools?



OpenLDAP and LDAP might be the way to go.


Although I've never tried something like this before,  since I have
no experience in LDAP, all I can recommend is a link.


IBM has a developer tutorial that covers building an address book,
which I hope is what you want.

As a requirement, you would have to sign up for their free developer
service, but it requires a email addy in order to confirm who you are.

In the example, they have it working with Pine, Mulberry, and
MS Outlook Express.  I guess you could simply follow the directions.

If you can find a spare PC to play on, why not try this tutorial building out, or get some of the kids to try it as part of their computer class project?

I also understand that CALDERA/SCO have documents on their site
as to how to perform this very same function, but their's is of course
oriented for Caldera Products.

http://www-105.ibm.com/developerworks/education.nsf/linux-onlinecourse-bytitle/A40882D27EB5A65986256C310069BB9E?OpenDocument


I think there is another site with more precise instructions, but the
name, and the bookmark eludes me.  If I find it, I'll post it
here for reference.

HTH.


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