The UMass Amherst Directory includes the names and email addresses of students, faculty, and staff at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. These instructions describe how you can configure Mac OS X Mail to access the UMass Amherst Directory. You can access the same directory information using People Finder.

Note: These instructions follow the version of the software noted above. For other versions, there may be some variation, but the information below should serve as a guide to get you started. To identify the version of your software, look for the About link in the software's main menu or Help menu.

Apple Mail works with the OS X Address Book. By configuring Apple Mail, you are adding the UMass Amherst Directory to the Address Book (not to Apple Mail). Use the Address Book to access and search the directory.

Before you can search the directory, you need to add it to your Address Book.

1. Open Apple Mail.
   Note: If this is the first time you open Mail, you first need to configure it to access UMail. See Configure Apple Mail for UMail for instructions.
2. Go to Mail > Preferences... The Accounts window will open.
3. In the Accounts window, click the Composing tab (top right). The Composing window will open.
4. In the Composing window, select Automatically complete addresses, then click Configure LDAP...
5. In the drop-down window, click the plus icon (lower left corner) to add a new server. The Server Info window opens.
6. In the Server Info window:
   
   • In the Name field, enter UMass Amherst Directory.
   • In the Server field, enter ldap.oit.umass.edu.
   • Select Use SSL. Verify that the number in the Port field changes to 636.
   • In the Search Base field, enter ou=people,dc=umass,dc=edu
     Note: To avoid errors, we recommend that you copy and paste the search base information from this screen into the field in your email software.
   • In the Authentication drop-down menu, select Simple.
   • Under Authentication, in the User name field, enter: uid=yournetid,ou=people,dc=umass,dc=edu
     where yournetid is your OIT Account NetID.
   • Leave the Password field blank.
     Note: For security purposes, we recommend that you do not enter or save your password.
   • Click Save.
7. Click Done, and then close the Composing window.
8. You can now verify that the UMass Amherst Directory appears in the Address Book. Go to Mac HD > Applications > Address Book and open the Address Book.
9. In the Address Book, select Directories (left panel). The UMass Amherst Directory should be listed on the Directories column.

1. In the Address Book window, select Directories (left panel), and then select UMass Amherst Directory.
2. In the search field (top right), enter your search criteria (e.g., type the name of a student or faculty member) and then press Enter. A maximum of thirty search results will appear in the window below.

1. In Apple Mail, click New Message to open a New Message window.
2. In the To, Cc, or Bcc field, start typing the name of the person you'd like to send mail to. A list of addresses that contain this name will appear below the field.
3. Click the name to add them as a recipient.

If you encounter problems, submit an online Help Request.
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