In Mac OS X, how do I search for an address in the ADS Global Address List?

In Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), you can connect to Indiana University's Exchange server with Address Book. Once connected, applications that use Address Book's data (e.g., Mac OS X Mail) can look up names and email addresses in the Global Address List (GAL).

Note: UITS has not tested these instructions with previous versions of Mac OS X, and recommends that you upgrade to Mac OS X 10.5.

To connect Address Book to the GAL:

1. Open Address Book, normally located in your Applications folder.
   
   
2. From the Address Book menu, select Preferences... .
   
   
3. At the top of the resulting window, click the LDAP tab.
   
   
4. Click + (the plus sign) to add a new server. In the sheet that drops down, configure the settings as follows:
   
   

   Name:	IU (or provide a name of your choosing).
   Server:	ads.iu.edu
   Port:	Check Use SSL and Allow self-signed certificates. In the field, enter 3269 .
   Search Base:	dc=ads,dc=iu,dc=edu (Note that there are no spaces after the commas.)
   Scope:	Subtree
   Auth Type:	Simple
   User name:	ads\username , where username is your IU Network ID username
   Password:	Your IU Network ID passphrase

   
   
5. Click Save.

To search for names and addresses from within the OS X Address Book:

1. In the leftmost pane in the main Address Book window, under "Group", select Directories.
   
   
2. In the "Directories" column, select the IU server entry you created in the steps above.
   
   
3. In the search box in the upper right, begin typing the name of the person whose address you wish to find in the GAL.

To access the GAL from Mail:

1. Open OS X Mail, and from the Mail menu, select Preferences... .
   
   
2. In the toolbar at the top of the window, click Composing.
   
   
3. Make sure Automatically complete addresses is checked.

When you compose a new email message, as you type in names or addresses in the addressing fields, Mail will attempt to complete them using the GAL.

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