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Adding the Columbia Directory

Software > Email > Thunderbird > Adding the Columbia Directory

  1. Select Address Book from the Tools menu.

    Tools menu


  2. From the File menu, select New --> LDAP Directory.

    new LDAP directory
menu choice


  3. With the General tab selected, enter Columbia Directory for the name, and ldap.columbia.edu for the hostname. Click OK.

    define LDAP directory
screen


  4. Quit and re-start Thunderbird. The Columbia Directory will now be listed along with your personal address books.

If you want Thunderbird to look people up in the Columbia Directory when you start typing their addresses into the To: field of a new mail message...

  1. Select Options from the Tools menu. (Note: On the Macintosh, choose Preferences from the Thunderbird menu.)
  2. Select Composition. Select Directory Server in the Address Autocompletion section and select Columbia Directory from the drop-down menu. Click OK.

    addressing preferences screen