Comparison of directory catalogs and directory assistance

Using a condensed directory catalog on a server is no longer supported.

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If you created condensed directory catalogs and are using them on servers running earlier releases, they will continue to operate, but are not recommended.
Table 1. Comparison of supported features of directory catalogs and directory assistance

Feature

Condensed directory catalog (on IBM® Notes® client)

Directory assistance for secondary IBM Notes client directory, or extended directory catalog

Directory assistance for remote LDAP directory

Notes client mail addressing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Notes client LDAP-style searches

Yes

Yes

No

Notes client directory browsing

Yes

Yes

No

Notes client type-ahead addressing

Yes

Yes (if no mobile directory catalog)

No

Notes client F9 address resolution

Yes

Yes

No

LDAP client search and write operations

No

Yes

No

LDAP client referrals

No

No

Yes

Internet client authentication

No

Yes

Yes

Group authorization (enabled for one secondary directory only)

No

Yes

Yes