Configuring > How to Configure LDAP Lookup for Thunderbird

LDAP stands for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol and is used to look up names and contact information for people in the directory. You can use it to lookup the contact information for your professors or teaching assistants or even fellow students depending on their privacy settings.

How do I use LDAP with Thunderbird?

You can use LDAP from Thunderbird to look up names and e-mail address and even add them into your local address book. You can also look online here - https://www.mtu.edu/mtuldap/web_lookup/

1. Open Thunderbird
2. Go to Tools -> Options
3. Click Composition and click on the Addressing tab
4. Check Directory Server and click Edit Directories
5. Type the name you want, for example, Michigan Tech Directory under Name:
6. Under Hostname, type ldap.mtu.edu
7. For Base DN: type: ou=people,dc=mtu,dc=edu
8. Type in 389 for the port number
9. Click OK and OK, then make sure that the box is still checked and that the name you put for the directory server is in the listbox, then click OK.

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