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<!--
<!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN">
-->
+
<chapter id="usage-contact">
<title>Working with Your Contacts</title>
<para>
@@ -503,14 +504,15 @@
</sect1>
<sect1 id="usage-contact-sharing">
- <title>Sharing your Cards</title>
+ <title>LDAP: Shared Addressbooks on a Network</title>
+
<para>
The <glossterm linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> protocol was
- created to let users share contact information over a network.
- LDAP allows a company to maintain a shared set of contact
- information for a company or department. Many companies keep a
- common LDAP address book for all their employees or for client
- contacts.
+ created to let users share contact information over a network by
+ sharing access to a central address book. LDAP allows a company
+ to maintain a shared set of contact information for a company or
+ department. Many companies keep a common LDAP address book for
+ all their employees or for client contacts.
</para>
<para>
@@ -546,8 +548,9 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- LDAP servers do not normally permit individual users to
- alter or delete cards.
+ You cannot add, delete, or alter cards on the LDAP
+ server. If you need to change information there, you
+ will need to speak to your system administrator
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -594,3 +597,4 @@
</chapter>
+