Net Directory is an optional installable service which enables address lists to be shared among MultiNet users. Net Directory adds LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) support to MultiNet.
LDAP is a method for email clients (and other software) to query a directory. The protocol enables a directory server to return a list of entries which match specified criteria.
In the context of email the LDAP query raised by email clients is typically "provide a list of email addresses to entries where the surname or first name partially matches a set of characters"
Such a query enables a user to obtain a list of email addresses for people called, say, "Andy".
Most email clients enable a user to lookup email addresses from a Directory server as part of their address book facility. Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express also auto-complete email addresses from queries run against directory services (so email can be addressed to just Andy say).
The MultiNet Net Directory service provides support for multiple directories (address books). A system directory automatically provides access to all system users. Additional address books can be defined and made accessible to all users, or a specified group of users.
Autocapture rules enable address information to be automatically applied to address books from incoming emails.
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