ONID - OSU Network ID

Using the OSU Online Directory with Mac OS X Mail

Configuring Mac OS X Mail:

1. Open Mac OS X Mail.
2. Click on the Mail menu and choose Preferences.
3. Click on Composing on the top menu.
4. Check the Automatically complete addresses box.
5. Click the Configure LDAP... button.
6. Click the + (plus) button.
7. Type OSU Online Directory in the Name field.
8. Type directory.oregonstate.edu in the Server field.
9. Type o=orst.edu in the Search Base field.
10. Click the Save button.
11. Click the Done button.
12. Close the Preferences windows.

To search for an email address while composing a new message, type the name of the person you are searching for in the To: field. It will auto complete the address and give you other matches for that name.

Searches work best when you use only a person's last name, or use the format "lastname, firstname".