Using Directory Service Databases Eudora User Manual
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Finger Database window, General panel
3 In the General panel, enter a descriptive name for the server, the Host Name or IP
address of the server, and the Port in the respective fields. The default port for Ph is
79. Don’t change this port number unless you know for certain that the port number is
not 79.
4 To create the new Finger database, click OK. A Finger database is created.
LDAP Database
LDAP means Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. An LDAP server is a service that
provides information about individuals. You can look up virtually anyone on the Internet
using public LDAP servers. And furthermore, you can add new LDAP servers to query in
Eudora.
To add a new LDAP database, do the following.
1 In the Protocols list, click the LDAP protocol to select it.
2 Click New Database. Or, just double-click LDAP in the Protocols list. The New Data-
base window, Network panel, appears.