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1.0 Beta 2 Release

A new beta of the miru directory server adds a Mozilla Thunderbird compatible shared address book. The address book is accessed through Thunderbirds LDAP connectivitiy for reading, for creating and updating entries the web interface on the miru directory server can be used. This release includes the following features:

  • NEW: Mozilla LDAP Address Book function.
  • NEW: Upgrade function for HDD/CF installs.
  • NEW: Upload and download entire tftpboot/ directory as a tar archive.

Mozilla Thunderbird is straight forward to configure, either by account settings or global addressing:

Choose a name to display in Mozilla Thunderbird, enter the ip address of the miru directory server and enter the base DN matching the AD realm configured in the web interface
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Choose a name to display in Mozilla Thunderbird, enter the ip address of the miru directory server and enter the base DN matching the AD realm configured in the web interface


NB: Beta release, implements all features in the initial software requirements specification, likely unstable.

Download the image files from the repository at Novell Forge: 1.0 beta 2.

Release news of the miru directory server and other Miru activity is also available on みる ブログ.

--Steve-o 2006-08-28

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