KMail + OpenLDAP

[Timothy Murphy]

It is possible, but unduly difficult,
to use a remote OpenLDAP address book
with current (4.4.5) KMail/KAddressBook .

A simple search in KAddressBook
for a name in the LDAP directory yields nothing.
As far as I can see,
one has to click on Import from LDAP Server
and then give the name in the new window that comes up.

I don't see any simple way of transferring the email address
given in this way to KMail,
except by copy and paste.

Incidentally, this is not relevant here
but it is even more difficult to use a remote LDAP directory
with Windows XP,
where is seems necessary to make a change in the Registry.

I would have thought a common Address Book
for different operation systems would be a common need?

[Lukas Middendorf]

On Thursday 29 July 2010 13:00:02 Timothy Murphy wrote:
> It is possible, but

unduly difficult,
> to use a remote OpenLDAP address book
> with current

(4.4.5) KMail/KAddressBook .
> A simple search in KAddressBook
> for a

name in the LDAP directory yields nothing.
> As far as I can see,
> one has

to click on Import from LDAP Server
> and then give the name in the new

window that comes up.
> I don't see any simple way of transferring the

email address
> given in this way to KMail,
> except by copy and paste.

I
just added a LDAP server to the "LDAP server settings" in the configuration
of KAddressBook. Then the LDAP server is automatically searched for
addresses when I type a name in the "To" field in KMail. I guess that this
is what you are looking for.

[Timothy Murphy]

Lukas Middendorf wrote:
> I
> just added a LDAP server to the "LDAP server settings" in the
> configuration of KAddressBook. Then the LDAP server is automatically
> searched for addresses when I type a name in the "To" field in KMail. I
> guess that this is what you are looking for.

Yes, thanks,
it is working in KMail now.
What is a little puzzling (to me)
is that entering the same name in KAddressBook 
does not find the email address.
One has to go through the rather long-winded process
I mentioned earlier.

system-settings and logout

[Robert Szalai]

Hi All,

I was trying to use 4.5 betas and now RC3 from kde-unstable and have a  
two annoying problems.

a) When I change something in system-setting and press the Apply  
button the whole desktop hangs. I need to restart X and log in again.  
The changes I made seem to be there after restarting X, though.

b) On logout/restart/shutdown the desktop freezes again, there is no  
indication what is going on. The timer that supposed to show how much  
time is left stays at 24 seconds. Also pressing the logout/restart/ 
shutdown button in the middle of the screen give no reaction. However,  
after waiting about 20 seconds the logout/restart/shutdown will occur.  
It is just annoying that there is feedback and why do I need to wait  
for the timeout and why can't I just press the button?

Problem a) occurs regardless if desktop effects are on/off. Problem b)  
only occurs with desktop effects on. Out of curiosity I've tested it  
with Kubuntu with their 4.5rc2 packages and to my surprise neither of  
these problems were present with desktop effects on.

Does anybody have similar experience, is there a bug report and why  
does Kubuntu work and Fedora doesn't?

Thanks,
Robert

system-settings and logout

[g]

Robert Szalai wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I was trying to use 4.5 betas and now RC3 from kde-unstable and have a  
> two annoying problems.

<snip>

dag,

you just broke a thread on kmail and ldap, which i am trying to learn.

would you please repost your question in  a new email and not use
'reply' to post to list.

then i and others can delete this and your post for a clean thread.

raveling a thread makes things confusing when trying to follow a thread.

thanks much.