[MlMt] Virtual Header created from LDAP search

[Stephen Callaghan]

Thanks for the reply. I'll look for another way :)

S.

On Mon, Oct 1, 2018 at 6:51 AM Benny Kjær Nielsen <mailinglist at freron.com>
wrote:

> On 25 Sep 2018, at 18:24, Stephen Callaghan wrote:
>
> > I'd like to create a Smart Mailbox based on an LDAP attribute of the
> > sender. (e.g. their department)
> >
> > I think the best way to do this is via Virtual Headers, but don't know
> > how to create one based on an ldap search.
> >
> > Does anyone have any pointers as to how to achieve this?
>
> This is not possible. Technically, it would be possible to allow virtual
> headers for which the user supplies a command to fill out its value,
> e.g., to provide something like “From ▸ Address ▸ LDAP
> Department”, but it would be extremely slow if applied to a large set
> of emails. I guess it would work best as a built-in feature.
>
> This is similar to some thoughts I've had on better Contacts integration
> and I'll add a note to make sure I remember that LDAP values would be
> useful as well.
>
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