Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:32:17 +0200 From: Peter Boosten <peter@boosten.org> To: Olivier Nicole <Olivier.Nicole@cs.ait.ac.th> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Accessing LDAP via web Message-ID: <4ADBDDC1.6090302@boosten.org> In-Reply-To: <200910190307.n9J37VtJ045747@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> References: <BLU0-SMTP9556A5828C7B6D74FB09F493C20@phx.gbl> <200910181357.n9IDvqBs009602@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> <BLU0-SMTP11FA80A643FFE3D99933C493C20@phx.gbl> <200910190307.n9J37VtJ045747@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th>
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Olivier Nicole wrote: > Hi Carmen, > >> I have email clients on my laptops that can access the LDAP server when >> connected via my LAN. When traveling that is not readily possible (is >> it)? Therefore, how can I accomplish this or is it not possible? >> >> Remember, I am not attempting to administer the LDAP server, but rather >> access its stored data. > > It would need more information then, for me to be able to answer. > > Usual thing LDAP is used in conjunction with email is for > authentication: when you want to read or send email, you have to > authenticate and this is done against the LDAP server. But this > authentication is never done by your email client, rather by your POP, > IMAP and SMTP servers, so it should really not matter your are > traveling or not. > That's a rather limited view of the capabilities of an LDAP server. Most modern browsers support the ldap:// syntax, to browse the LDAP server as an address book. For you to do so over the internet, you would need access to 389 TCP/UDP, are these ports opened up? Furthermore, you would require anonymous (read-)access. Peter -- http://www.boosten.org
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