Click OK on the Directory Server Properties window to save your new directory.For this example, we assume there is a limited access user setup just for making LDAP queries - Use secure connection (SSL): For most Windows servers you do not need this checked. Bind DN: This is a username that has access to search the LDAP directory.This will change to the default SSL port, 636, if you check the box for "Use secure connection (SSL)." For this example, we'll assume you are using a the default in Windows and have all your users under the "Users" container so the setting is cn=users,dc=foo,dc=com.
Point this to the level of the directory at which you want to start searching for users. Base DN: This setting depends on how your directory is laid out.In this example, the domain controller's name is "server1" so we set it for. In the Windows world, this will be a domain controller. Hostname: This is the FQDN of the LDAP server.For this example, I'll use foo.com directory. Name: Whatever you'd like to call this address book.Click Add and fill in the following information:.Go to Tools | Composition | check "Directory Server" and click Edit Directories.
Open up the address book inside Thunderbird.
I did this connecting to a Windows Active Directory, but it should work for other LDAP directories. I am no LDAP expert, but here is how I connected to and searched an LDAP address book. This is an incomplete documentation of all the options for connecting to an LDAP address book.
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