From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 19 03:32:24 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20D31106568F for ; Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:32:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peter@boosten.org) Received: from smtpq4.gn.mail.iss.as9143.net (smtpq4.gn.mail.iss.as9143.net [212.54.34.167]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CED948FC0C for ; Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:32:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [212.54.34.132] (helo=smtp1.gn.mail.iss.as9143.net) by smtpq4.gn.mail.iss.as9143.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Mziyr-0005bK-1C; Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:32:21 +0200 Received: from [84.25.72.219] (helo=ra.egypt.nl) by smtp1.gn.mail.iss.as9143.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Mziyq-0000be-7Y; Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:32:20 +0200 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (xp.egypt.nl [192.168.13.35]) by ra.egypt.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id C124439840; Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:32:18 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <4ADBDDC1.6090302@boosten.org> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:32:17 +0200 From: Peter Boosten User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Windows/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Olivier Nicole References: <200910181357.n9IDvqBs009602@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> <200910190307.n9J37VtJ045747@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> In-Reply-To: <200910190307.n9J37VtJ045747@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.96.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-ID: 1Mziyq-0000be-7Y X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-SpamCheck: geen spam, SpamAssassin (niet cached, score=0, vereist 5, autolearn=not spam, BAYES_50 0.00, SPF_PASS -0.00) X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-From: peter@boosten.org X-Spam-Status: No Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Accessing LDAP via web X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:32:24 -0000 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