LDAP Attributes Mapping in Mozilla Thunderbird

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∟LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)

∟LDAP Attributes Mapping in Mozilla Thunderbird

This section provides a tutorial example on how to search email addresses on a LDAP server and see its mapped attributes in Mozilla Thunderbird.

Once a LDAP server is configured in Mozilla Thunderbird, it will become an address book listed in the "Address Book" manager.

Here is what I did to access email addresses from a LDAP server in the "Address Book" manager.

1. Click "Address Book" in menu. The "Address Book" manager window displayed.

2. Click to open "Herong's LDAP" server listed in the left pane. And enter "herong" to search email addresses from the LDAP server. Matched results are listed.

3. Click to open herong@herongyang.com. Address details are displayed.

LDAP - Search Address in Mozilla Thunderbird

If are wondering how each address field is populated, here is the mapping table between LDAP attributes and address fields.

Address Field    LDAP Attribute
-------------    --------------
FirstName        givenname
LastName         sn
LastName         surname
DisplayName      cn
DisplayName      commonname
DisplayName      displayname
NickName         xmozillanickname
PrimaryEmail     mail
SecondEmail      xmozillasecondemail
WorkPhone        telephonenumber
HomePhone        homephone
FaxNumber        fax
FaxNumber        facsimiletelephonenumber
PagerNumber      pager
PagerNumber      pagerphone
CellularNumber   mobile
CellularNumber   cellphone
CellularNumber   carphone
WorkAddress      postofficebox
WorkAddress      streetaddress
WorkCity         l
WorkCity         locality
WorkState        st
WorkState        region
WorkZipCode      postalcode
WorkZipCode      zip
WorkCountry      countryname
JobTitle         title
Department       ou
Department       orgunit
Department       department
Department       departmentnumber
Company          o
Company          company
WorkCountry      countryname
_AimScreenName   nscpaimscreenname
WebPage1         workurl
WebPage2         homeurl
BirthYear        birthyear
Custom1          custom1
Custom2          custom2
Custom3          custom3
Custom4           custom4
Notes            notes
Notes            description
PreferMailFormat xmozillausehtmlmail
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