If you have Windows 2000 Server running on your LAN, you can configure Active Directory, which supports LDAP right out of the box. See How to Configure Address Book to Query Users in Active Directory for details on how to configure Outlook; follow the instructions in the Downlevel Client Considerations with the Address Book section to set the server, user, password, and port in Outlook’s LDAP service.
The utilities on this page operate as MAPI transports and, therefore, do not work with Outlook 98 or Outlook 2000 in Internet Mail Only mode.
Outlook 2003 & later | Outlook 98 to 2002 | Tools | Notes | More Information
Outlook 2003 and later
In Outlook 2003 and later, LDAP is installed as part of the address book service. To enable an LDAP directory, go through Tools, E-mail Accounts to add the LDAP address book to your profile.
If directory browsing is enabled on the server, you can browse the address list. Otherwise you will need to use search to find people.
See Configure LDAP options in Outlook 2007 on TechNet for more information and the registry keys used to control browsing.
Outlook 98 to 2002
Microsoft Outlook 98 includes LDAP support built into Internet Mail Only mode and as an additional component that can be downloaded or installed from the CD for Corporate/Workgroup mode.
Microsoft Outlook 2000 and 2002 install LDAP either automatically or when you first use it. (Keep that CD handy.)
In Corporate/Workgroup mode, use Tools | Services to add new LDAP address books. In Internet Mail Only mode, use Tools | Accounts.
Also see:
- OL2000 (CW) Corporate Workgroup LDAP Service Does Not Support SSL — This issue has been fixes in Office 2000 SP-2.
Tools in the Spotlight
Advanced Exchange Recovery (AEXR) repairs and recovers corrupted Microsoft Exchange offline storage (.ost) files. AEXR can scan orphaned OST files and recover mail messages and other items, including folders, posts, appointments, meeting requests, contacts, distribution lists, tasks, journals and notes. The recovered items are saved in PST format readable by Outlook, Other important features: recover attachments and deleted items, recover oversized 2GB OST files, support to convert OST files into PST files. Fully supports Microsoft Exchange 2010 and Outlook 2010. | |
Backup, restore and migrate your Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007 data and settings easily with OutlookBackupPro. OutlookBackupPro is pre-configured to save all important Outlook files and settings - you do not have to go through a list of configuration steps with this software. Just backup - restoring is as easy as creating a backup: select what to restore, and OutlookBackupPro does the rest. | |
PST Backup Attender is a light-weight, PST file backup utility that can be used to locate, manage and back up PST files on user computers. Its efficient method of backing up the contents of PST files to the network and keeping this information synchronized, eliminates the need to store PST files on the network, a practice not recommended and unsupported by Microsoft. Additionally, PST Backup Attender can be used to enforce simple retention policies based on certain age and content criteria. Deployed through Group Policy, PST Backup Attender consumes minimal resources and installs and runs without any end-user interaction. |
Tools
Backup and restore Outlook data files, interface options, and settings. Backup and restore operations can be run from the command line, with your favorite Windows scheduling program for unattended operation. Supports Outlook 2010, 2007, 2003, 2002, and 2000. | |
BackRex Outlook Backup is a backup and restore tool for Microsoft Outlook. It allows you to backup address book, mail and other folders, mail accounts, message rules, signatures, stationery, and all personal settings. Backup jobs can be scheduled to run on a regular basis. Supports Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010. | |
Save all your Outlook settings including Emails, Contacts, Tasks, your Calendar, Notes, Journal entries, Email accounts, Outlook rules, Signatures and many more | |
EdgeSafe PST2PST Backup is a PST backup solution for organizations that backs up PST files even if Outlook is open. Featuring simple native PST recovery, and central management for the PST file backup / Outlook Backup process. EdgeSafe PST2PST Backup is composed of EdgeSafe Control Station software and EdgeSafe PST2PST Backup Agent and targets organizations that have Outlook email information stored on desktops and/or notebooks (in Outlook's local PST file), and want to protect the mail information efficiently into a central location or portable USB disk. | |
MailStore Home is the free email archiving and backup software for all private users. Over the years, emails can become scattered among different computers, programs and mailboxes. With MailStore Home you can bring order into this chaos by creating a single central archive for all emails. Archive your internet mailboxes such as Gmail or Yahoo Mail or any mailboxes using POP3 or IMAP; Microsoft Outlook 2000, XP, 2003, 2007, 2010; Outlook Express and Windows Mail; Microsoft Exchange Server and Hosted Exchange; Mozilla Thunderbird and SeaMonkey; EML and other email files. # .EML and other email files * Mozilla Thunderbird and SeaMonkey * .EML and other email files. | |
Backup your Outlook Personal Folders (.pst files) in a compressed, zip compatible, archive for a smaller and more easily managed file. All of your critical Outlook control files are included in the backup - Signatures, Stationery, Wizard Rules, etc are preserved for easy recovery. OutBack Plus allows you to restore the backup data to the same or another machine. Automatic reminder to backup after a set number of days - according to your needs. Also backs up Documents and Desktop folders, Internet Explorer Favorites, Cookies, offline folders and Firefox Browser data. Works with all versions of Outlook, including Outlook 2010 32- and 64-bit. | |
The Personal Folders Backup download creates backup copies of your .PST files at regular intervals, in Outlook 2002 and later versions, making it easy to keep all of your Outlook folders safely backed up. | |
Outlook Backup Emails is a handy tool to backup and restore Microsoft Outlook .pst files . The backup can be done manual or automatic at specified time intervals. It also work with Outlook Express and other email clients, and can be a good tool to move between pcs the Microsoft Outlook email by unexperienced users. | |
Outlook to Outlook moves email, contacts, and calendar items quickly and easily from your PC running Microsoft Outlook to your new PC running Microsoft Outlook. | |
Free Outlook backup tool. Back up Email archive, Contacts, Calendar and other folders automatically. Fast incremental backup will be done regardless if Microsoft Outlook is running or not. Schedule Outlook backup or back up PST files manually. Use Enterprise Edition to create fully customizable Microsoft Outlook and Exchange backup on your corporate network. Version 1.20. | |
An efficient mail back up utility which allows to backup all the objects like emails, contacts, notes, calendars etc. in Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express and Windows Mail in most safe manner. The mail backup utility provides option to take incremental, differential and full backup and allows you to save backup at any location. Some of the other main features of backup software are : schedule backup process, preview of emails which could be recovered, feature to restore complete as well as selected emails etc.. Moreover backup software works with Windows mail and different versions of Outlook and Outlook express like 2010 (32 bit), 2007, 2003, 2002. |
Notes
With Microsoft’s LDAP provider in Outlook 98 and 2000, you generally don’t browse all the available addresses as you would with other address books. Instead, you perform a search and browse the search results. Third-party LDAP providers may support browsing.
Outlook 2002, on the other hand, does allow browsing of the LDAP address book, at least if it’s relatively small. In Outlook 2003 and 2007, browsing (when supported by the server) is controlled by a registry key.
More Information
- Configure LDAP options in Outlook 2007 (TechNet)
- An LDAP Roadmap & FAQ — good starting reference by Jeff Hodges, Stanford
- XCLN: How to Return X.400 Addresses with Outlook LDAP Service (MSKB)
- Dietrich Kracht’s LDAP Page — in German
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Last reviewed on Sep 10, 2011
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