How to syncronise addressbook between Thunderbird, Skype, Palm & webmail: LDAP?

[dan_aka_jack]

Hi folks,

So, I'm now really started to get ****** off about having lots of unconnected addressbooks in various different toys of mine. So I want to keep them all syncronised. I get the impression that the answer is to store all my contact details on an LDAP server and then teach each application how to read and modify that LDAP server.

As I understand it, Thunderbird talks to LDAP out of the box, as do many email web clients.

But how do I get Skype & my Palm to syncronise with LDAP??? Any advice would be extremely welcome!

Many thanks,
Jack

 

[oddjob62]

You sure you're not thinking of IMAP?

EDIT:... Nah... you're probably not, but i'm not sure where you would get that kind of service from, unless you're planning on setting up your own server.

 

[dan_aka_jack]

Yup, I would intend to setup my own LDAP server (unless anyone can recommend a reliable, secure and cheap service somewhere)