In addition to providing email services, Information Technology also provides a directory service, the KU Address Book, that lists registered email addresses of students, faculty and staff at KU. This service is available on the People Search Web site at www.ku.edu/home/people. It is also integrated into Exchange and Outlook Web Access (owa.ku.edu) for looking up KU people's email addresses.
This service, based on LDAP or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, allows email directories like ours to be accessible by different computers and different programs over the Internet. Many email programs, such as Outlook Express, Netscape Messenger and Eudora Pro, are capable of connecting to this directory service, allowing you to look up KU email addresses just as you would look up addresses in your own personal email address book.
If you want to access the KU Address Book (KU LDAP server), use the information below.
Note: If you use the Microsoft Outlook client or Outlook Web Access you need not take any action. Those programs are already configured for use with the directory. Also, if you use a POP or IMAP client, such as Outlook Express or Eudora and do not wish to use the KU email directory, you need not take any action.
In order to use the KU Address Book with your POP - or IMAP - configured email program, you must add the service and then configure it to access the KU Address Book through LDAP. If you already know how to add LDAP directory services to your email program, the settings you need to know are:
Note: Some email programs do not need to be configured to access the KU Address Book. Microsoft Outlook, and Outlook Web Access are already configured to use this directory.
The instructions for configuring common email programs for secure IMAP or POP access to Exchange contain instructions for setting up the KU Address Book.
If you have questions about these changes or require assistance, please contact your local tech support person or the IT Customer Service Center at 864-8080 or itcsc@ku.edu
A word of warning: do not use the KU Address Book, LDAP or any global address book to send a message to multiple email addresses of people you don't know. This is unsolicited bulk email or SPAM and is a violation of the University of Kansas Electronic Communication Policy.
If you receive spam, do not reply to it! Instead, forward the email message to abuse@ku.edu.
