Adding the WHOI Directory:

1. From the menu bar, Click Edit > Mail & Newsgroup Account Settings

2. Select the Addressing sub-menu under your Email Account (In some versions of Netscape, this sub-menu is called "Composition & Addressing.").

3. Select under “When looking up addresses:”, “Use a different LDAP server” and then select edit Directories.

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4. Select Add in the menu box.

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5. Enter the following information in the Directory Server Properties box:
Name: WHOI Directory
Hostname: ldap.whoi.edu
Base DN: o=whoi, c=us
Then click OK twice.

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6. If the under “Use a different LDAP server” the Directory in the drop down box is none, select the “WHOI Directory” which was just created.

7. Click OK.

 

Auto Address Completion & Email Address Collection:

1. From the menu bar, Click Edit > Preferences

2. Under the Mail & Newsgroups Menu, select the Addressing sub-menu.

3. Under “Email Address Collection”, uncheck all boxes.

4. Under “Address Autocompletion”, make sure both options are selected.
Note: If you are configuring Netscape for use on a mobile computer or at home, uncheck "Directory Server". You will not be able to lookup addresses from the LDAP server unless you are connected to the WHOI network

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5. Click OK.

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