Mulberry

The settings described here are as found in Mulberry version 4.

Note. The University LDAP Directory is only available to mail clients on computers on the Cambridge network. If you are away from Cambridge and wish to use the University LDAP Directory then you will need to use the VPDN service so that your computer appears to be on the Cambridge network. Alternatively you can use Hermes Webmail.

If you would like to check that Mulberry is correctly set up for accessing Hermes, please see the page on configuring Mulberry for Hermes

Configuring

• Select (for Windows) File > Preferences or (for Mac) Mulberry > Preferences
• Select Advanced (button on the right)
• Click on the Accounts tab
• From the drop-down Account menu select New
• In the Account Name box enter a suitable name, e.g. University directory to make it easy to recognize
• In the Account Type drop down menu select LDAP Address Search then select OK
• In the Server field type ldap.lookup.cam.ac.uk
• The University LDAP server supports secure LDAP connections. Use of secure connections is good practice to secure the personal data provided by the service. From the Secure pull-down menu at the bottom of the window select SSLv3.
  Note: If you intend to use the Lapwing wireless service you must use this setting since Lapwing does not allow insecure LDAP connections.
• Select the Options tab and check Use with Address Expansion
• Select the Attributes1 tab and in the Root field type ou=people,o=University of Cambridge,dc=cam,dc=ac,dc=uk (be sure to type it exactly as it appears on this page)
• Select OK to save your changes

NOTE: Your Mulberry configuration may already contain a reference Test LDAP (a commercial LDAP server). You may want to remove this server or your search results will contain entries outside the University Directory. To remove this entry go to (for Windows) File > Preferences or (for Mac) Mulberry > Preferences and see if the Test LDAP entry appears on the Account pull-down menu. If it is there, select it and then, from the Account pull-down menu, select Delete. Select OK to save your changes.

Using the LDAP Directory to find an address

If you have Use with Address Expansion set (as detailed above) you can use the first method, otherwise use the second.

Using Address Expansion

To find and use an address:-

• Start a new draft message
• In the To: field type the family name (or partial name) of the person you want to search for, then use the TAB key. Where possible use 4 or more characters as this will make the search more efficient.
• If the search returns just the right person the name and address will be added to the recipient list of your email. If the search returns a list of names, scroll down until you highlight the correct name and then select OK to add the name and address to your message
• Repeat this procedure until you have added all the required recipients to your message.

Using the Address menu

To find and use an address:-

• From the Address menu select Search for Addresses
• Check that the Find Items box is displaying using LDAP
• On the next line check that
  • Full Name option is selected from the first drop down menu
  • Contains is selected from the second drop down menu
• Type in the family name (or partial name) of the person you want to search for. Where possible use 4 or more characters as this will make the search more efficient.
• Click on the Search button.
• In the results window select the required address then select the Draft button just above it on the right and confirm your choice in the Create Draft To window that opens
• Use the Clear button to clear the search results window
• Repeat the search procedure until you have added all the required recipients to your message.

For more details on selecting and using LDAP settings see the Mulberry documentation