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Connecting Microsoft Outlook 2003 to the
BlazeNet E-mail Directory server

Step 1

Visit the webpage below:

Microsoft Office Downloads Home Page
http://office.microsoft.com/OfficeUpdate/default.aspx

Click on the link Check for Updates in the blue box in the top middle of the page. This will initiate an online scan of your computer and prompt you to install any available updates.

Step 2

Download the file below:

Outlook 2003 LDAP Registry Patch

In the dialog box that appears, click the Open button.

Then, double-click on the icon for Outlook2003Blazenet.reg that appears.

In the next dialog box that appears, click the Yes button.

Step 3

Open Outlook.

Step 4

Select E-mail Accounts from the Tools menu.

Step 5

Click on the radio button next to Add a new directory or address book.

Then click the Next button.

Step 6

Click the Next button.

Step 7

In the field next to Server Name, type:

blazenet.valdosta.edu

Step 8

Click the checkbox next to This server requires me to login.

Step 9

In the field next to User Name, type:

uid=username, ou=People, o=valdosta.edu, o=cp

Note: replace the word username in the above text with your BlazeNet username.

Step 10

In the field next to Password, type your BlazeNet password.

Note: for security reasons, you will not be able to read your password as you are typing.

Step 11

Click the More Settings... button.

Step 12

In the dialog box that appears, click the OK button.

Note: this will only appear when you add a new Directory, not when you make changes.

Step 13

Click on the Search tab in the Microsoft LDAP Directory window.

Step 14

In the field labeled Search Base, type:

ou=People, o=valdosta.edu, o=cp

Then click the OK button.

Step 15

Click the Next button.

Click the Finish button.

Step 16

To find a user, click the Address Book icon in the toolbar.

Step 17

Click the Find Items icon in the toolbar, in the Address Book window.

Step 18

Type the last name of the person that you wish to find in the field labeled Last name in the Find window. Then click the OK button.

Step 19

To send a message to that person, highlight their name in the list of results.

Click the New Message icon in the toolbar of the Address Book window.