Monday's Mac Gadget by John F. Braun Searching for Someone? LDAP & LDapper Can Help! May 30th, 2000 LDapper 1.2.3 (Freeware) Carl Bell Technically, the LDAP protocol defines a client-server system, with an LDAP client accessing information stored on an LDAP directory server. Although just about any information can be stored in the directory, one common use is storing contact information, such as e-mail, address and phone numbers. LDAP servers are often used in closed educational or corporate environments, but there are also public LDAP servers to help find people you've lost track of. The ability to search a LDAP directory is available in newer e-mail programs, as well as Sherlock 2. But you may want the flexibility of using a more powerful stand-alone solution. Enter LDapper. LDapper will let you search a LDAP directory using either the full or last name of the person you are looking for. You can apply several filters to the search term, such as similar to, starts with, and so on. You can also set the maximum number of matches or hits, and how long to wait for results to come back. Is It Woz? Some handy additional features include the ability to double-click on a match and have your favorite e-mail program launched, complete with the recipient's address already filled in. LDapper also supports several export options via plug-ins, including plain text, Palm and LDIF formats. Take advantage of the LDAP standard and be sure to give LDapper a look. Have any other Internet Gadgets you'd like us to look at? Let John know via e-mail, or share it with the rest of us in the Mac Gadget Forum. Useful Link LDapper Readme File Monday's Mac Gadget is here to help you with those cool things that we all just have to have on our Macs. Shareware, Freeware, Postcardware, Emailware, and even commercial apps, Monday's Mac Gadget is here to help you find and use the best of these programs. John is a software engineer who works in the corporate R&D group of a Fortune 500 company, focusing on all aspects of communications technology. He has several degrees that claim he knows what he's doing when it comes to computers. After watching co-workers reinstall Windows, search for device drivers, and experience other horrors during the day, he's glad that he comes home to a Mac (compatible) computer. Have any comments, suggestions, or favorite Gadgets? Drop John a line at You can also Post Your Comments below. Current Monday's Mac Gadget Want to Supercharge Your Dock? Check Out Todos! - August 21st Worried About Your Mac Getting Jacked? Get JackSMS - June 12th Want iChat with Tabs? Try Chax! - April 3rd Visit Monday's Mac Gadget Archives for more great Mac Gadgets!