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