Apple Mail - GAL lookup returns Aliases

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Hi all,

we have some MAC users doing a anonymouns LDAP bind to the Zimbra Server for GAL lookups in their native Apple mail app. Everything was working ok until some of them switched to snow leopard (MAC OS 10.6).

The users on MAC OS 10.6 report that GAL lookups now yield the wrong address for accounts that have one or more aliases. In that case one of the aliases is returned and not the "real" account address....

Server version is 6.0.5 (Network Edition).

Is this a known issue and/or can someone confirm this behavior? Is there a workaround? I could not find anything in the forums or in bugzilla...

Regards
Thomas

[ewilen]

Aliases cause problems for Macs especially, and for CalDAV clients in general. See

Bug 41291 – LDAP lookup using Mac Address Book returns aliases instead of primary addresses
Bug 40506 – existence of alias causes CalDAV notifications to appear as sent "on behalf of" main address
Bug 36024 – Sending a invitation to a Alias Name will not allow user to Accept/Decline event
Bug 14919 – hide aliases in GAL on a per-alias basis
Problem with aliases in iCal
Thunderbird Lightning Chooses Alias As Event Organizer
http://www.zimbra.com/forums/isync-c...pt-invite.html
http://www.zimbra.com/forums/isync-c...underbird.html
http://www.zimbra.com/forums/isync-c...sing-ical.html

My workaround has been to limit my use of aliases. Instead, if I want someone to be able to receive mail under another address, I create a distribution list with just that one person in it. Aliases can't be hidden in the GAL; distribution lists can be.

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Originally Posted by ewilen

My workaround has been to limit my use of aliases. Instead, if I want someone to be able to receive mail under another address, I create a distribution list with just that one person in it. Aliases can't be hidden in the GAL; distribution lists can be.

Hi ewilen,

thanks for the feedback. The distribution list workaround is ok. I stumbled upon various problems with aliases in the past - although this special behavior of MAC OS X 10.6 was new to me (as 10.5 behaved different).

Thanx and regards
Thomas