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548454 2007-05-08 23:06:00 :help: I would like to import all my email from OE 6 to Outlook 2003, but I keep getting a "Microsoft LDAP" box coming up when i open Outlook, and it wants passwords and port numbers etc.

I was just wondering if anyone knows exactly what "Microsoft LDAP" is, and if its worth using/how to get around it.

Thanks,

Dean
wratterus (105)
548455 2007-05-08 23:37:00 Hi there, LDAP according to this link www.slipstick.com is Short for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, LDAP is the foundation of the various "white pages" directories on the Internet and can also be used within an organization to provide a group address book. Outlook includes support for LDAP, beginning with Outlook 98, while Outlook 97, Exchange and Windows Messaging can use third-party tools to connect to LDAP servers.

I searched on Google and found it, remember Google is your friend. :p
intel hunter (6666)
548456 2007-05-08 23:38:00 a simple way to do it is to email yourself all your mail and pick it up in outlook....this can be a pain if you have a lot of mail tho drcspy (146)
548457 2007-05-08 23:44:00 yeah.. lol i've got four accounts, and over 3 gig of email.. id rather not have to fowrard it to myself. :cool: wratterus (105)
548458 2007-05-09 05:53:00 LDAP is not found in most home systems.

a big company will have one or more LDAP servers.
think of it as a database of user infomation.

name
email
phone number
office location.

it can be expanded to have all kinds of stuff, passwords, photos and such



key point of LDAP is it works best for lookups and not changes.
most ldap systems will be running at about 10K reads per write/change.
robsonde (120)
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