Advanced Directory

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Use this form to configure the LDAP protocol and to set up Internet aliases. You do not have to modify these settings unless you have an unusual Internet setup.

LDAP tab

Use this tab to configure the LDAP protocol.

LDAP port	The port to which LDAP users will connect. Do not change this port number unless advised to do so by your LAN administrator. The default is 389.
LDAP timeout	The time, in minutes, the server will wait for an LDAP request before disconnecting the remote user. The default is 1 minute.
Country	The ISO code for your country.
Organization	The name of your organization.
Organizational unit	A name describing the members of your organization who use this server (for example, Administration).

SSL

Status	The settings for SSL connections on your site for the LDAP protocol. For more information, see Adding SSL certificates to your site
	Disabled	The default setting, SSL is disabled
	Required	Allows only secure logins
	Enabled	Allows both secure and nonsecure logins
Certificate name	The name of the SSL certificate in the Certificates folder
Port	The SSL port number. Default: 943.

Multiple email alias handling

When an LDAP client requests email aliases	The methods of returning multiple email aliases on LDAP client requests
	1. Return multiple mail attribute/value pairs	Different applications require that multiple email aliases be returned different ways. One of these three methods should work for any application. If none of these work, the application probably has trouble working with multiple aliases.
	2. Return a single mail attribute with multiple values (Default)
	3. Return one mail a/v pair, one 'other' attribute with multiple values
If choice 3, then use this name for the 'other' attribute	Use the default (othermail) for this name to be compatible with what Microsoft Address Book uses.

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Aliases tab

Use this tab to indicate users' inbound mail aliases.

Space character

The ASCII character you want to substitute for a space in a user name when translating it into an Internet address. For example, the FirstClass user name Roy Allen is unacceptable as an Internet address because of the space. If you choose _ as the space character, Roy's internet address will be Roy_Allen@firstclass.com.

You can also define an Internet mail alias on a User Information Form. In that case, the alias will be used and the space character substitution ignored.

Automatic aliases

Select one of the options below to set FirstClass generation of automatic aliases. Note The Automatic aliases and Inbound mail addressing settings affect each other. For an explanation of how to configure these settings, see Configuring user mail aliases
Do not create automatic aliases	Default. Only the users' first and last names will be used (firstname_lastname@yoursite.com)
Use user IDs as aliases	The aliases are the same as the users' user ID. This guarantees unique aliases, but exposes FirstClass user IDs and therefore reduces the security of your system.
Use first initial and last name as aliases	The aliases consist of the first character of the first name plus the last name (for example James Lee Brown would have the alias jbrown). This is not guaranteed to be unique. Because internet aliases must be unique, you will have to check for duplicates on your system.
Use initials and last names as aliases	The aliases consist of the first character of the first name plus the first character of the middle name plus the last name (for example, James Lee Brown would have the alias jlbrown). This is not guaranteed to be unique. Because internet aliases must be unique, you will have to check for duplicates on your system.
Use first name and last initial as aliases	The aliases consist of the first name plus the first character of the last name (for example, James Lee Brown would have the alias jamesb). This is not guaranteed to be unique. Because internet aliases must be unique, you will have to check for duplicates on your system.
Use first and last names as aliases	The aliases consist of the first name plus the last name (for example, James Lee Brown would have the alias jamesbrown). This is not guaranteed to be unique. Because internet aliases must be unique, you will have to check for duplicates on your system.
Use last and first names as aliases	The aliases consist of the last name plus the first name (for example, James Lee Brown would have the alias brownjames). This is not guaranteed to be unique. Because internet aliases must be unique, you will have to check for duplicates on your system.
Use first initial and client ID as aliases	The aliases consist of the first character of the first name plus the client ID (for example, James Lee Brown with a client ID of 1289 would have the alias j1289). This guarantees unique aliases and doesn't expose your FirstClass user ID.

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You can override the Internet alias generated for a user by updating "Mail aliases" on the User Information Form (UIF) for that user.

Inbound mail addressing	Sets the level of matching on your system in conjunction with your choice of automatic aliases
	Allow short forms	Least recommended. Allows, for example, ro_al@huskyplanes.com for Roy Allen
	Exact match only	Requires the recipient's name to match the entire entry in the "Mail aliases" field on a User Information Form (for example, roy_allen@huskyplanes.com or roy@huskyplanes.com). This selection will also match a user's firstname_lastname entry in the Directory.
	Aliases only	Most recommended. Allows only exact matches to the aliases set on a User Information Form.

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