Chances are that your email program supports LDAP among its address book options. This article will show you how to set up a basic LDAP directory for use as an address book server in your home or small office.

Many corporate users use company-wide LDAP directories to free them from manually synchronizing and updating their contacts -- a convenience that even a two-PC household could benefit from. We will start by installing and configuring OpenLDAP, the free, open-source LDAP server. It is included with virtually all full-sized Linux distributions, but if you must you can download it from OpenLDAP.org.

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