PMDF System Manager's Guide

When either of the special addresses LDAP-FORM or X500-FORM is used, (IN%LDAP-FORM or IN%X500-FORM from VMS MAIL), a pop-up form will be presented to the user. With the form, users can query the directory for a user's e-mail address.

Conventional addresses can be given along with a request to invoke the form; e.g., mail sent to the addresses

in%"bob@example.com",in%x500-form,in%"mrocheck@sample.com"

will be sent to bob@example.com, to mrochek@sample.com, and to whatever addresses are selected with the form. The form can be used with To:, cc:, or Bcc: addresses.

To simplify things further for VMS MAIL users, by issuing the commands

MAIL> SET FORWARD/USER=LDAP-FORM IN%LDAP-FORM MAIL> SET FORWARD/USER=X500-FORM IN%X500-FORM

from within VMS MAIL, you can establish LDAP-FORM and X500-FORM as addresses to which users can send mail in order to invoke the form; i.e., users can then use the address "LDAP-FORM" or "X500-FORM" in order to call up the LDAP/X.500 addressing form (i.e., they can omit the IN% part of the address). See Section 21.1.1.1 for details on configuring PMDF MAIL to recognize a name other than LDAP-FORM or X500-FORM for invoking the forms.

For further details on the usage of the LDAP/X.500 forms, consult the PMDF User's Guide.