i am using an IMAP e-mail server and i like the fact that the e-mails stay on the server so i can access them anyplace i go as long as i can setup a client to access my account/server.

please bare with me as im ubb3r new to linux and even to this level of servrs, most of my experiance comes from local small LANs on win2k domains, and i did not setup and configure the linux server on my own. i can get more info, but here is what i know as fact.

Whitebox 3
Apache2
hord (IIRC this is the web access for e-mail)
Qmail (i think this is what is setup, how can i verify as it is set to custom directories under root)

do i need to have LDAP configured in order to have a universal address book for the e-mail so it will also travle with all of the accounts it is attached too in addition to the emails that stay on the server?

or is there something else that i need to do. i would also like to set it up so that more then one account can access the same address book.

Thanks for the help and or guidance.

ok few things must of gone wrong here.

A. posted in the wrong forum. if so mods please feel free to move to a more appropriate location.

B. was not clear on my question.

C. not sure how to word my question to get the answere i need/want.

if the problem is A, B or C, please let me know so i can fix it.

For shared contacts, you need LDAP. There used to be a nice program written in PHP, that would run in Apache, and allowed users to each access their own contacts, AND shared contacts. It does not work with modern distros... So you'll have to administer the LDAP database yourself (as administrator), or find an program that will let users easily administer the contacts themselves. Please let us know of what you find!

Yves.

Yin, thanks for the heads up. that was the info i was looking for. now i can talk with the guy who helped me set up my server so i can now learn about LDAP, administering it, and deploying the contacts.