You can use Windows Mail as well as Outlook 2007 to perform LDAP searches. This capability can be handy when you’re working on a system that does not have Outlook 2007 installed, such as a notebook computer that you use infrequently. You can access LDAP queries by using the Windows Mail Contacts list or by using the search/find feature of your operating system.
To configure Windows Mail LDAP directory services, follow these steps:
In Windows Mail, choose Tools, Accounts.
In the Internet Accounts dialog box, click Add. The Add Internet Account Wizard starts. On the Select Account Type page, shown in Figure 17-5, click Directory Service, and then click Next.
On the Internet Directory Server Name page, shown in Figure 17-6, type the Domain Name System (DNS) name or the IP address of the LDAP server in the Internet Directory (LDAP) Server box. If the server requires authentication, select the My LDAP Server Requires Me To Log On check box, and then click Next.
If you selected authentication, the Internet Directory Server Logon page is displayed. Specify the account name and password for the directory server. If you’re authenticating using a domain account outside your current domain, enter the account in the form <domain><account>. Specify the password, and then click Next.
The wizard next asks whether you want to check addresses using this directory service. Choose Yes, and then click Next.
Click Finish to complete the account setup.
In the Internet Accounts dialog box, select the account you just created, and then click Properties to display the General tab of the Properties dialog box for the account, shown in Figure 17-7.
Click the Advanced tab, shown in Figure 17-8, specify the port you want to use, the search time-out, and the search base, and then click OK.
Close the Internet Accounts dialog box.