System information
42 Chapter 2 Getting Ready for Mac OS X Server
Deciding Which Basic Services to Provide
During the initial setup of Mac OS X Server, you can select which basic services your
server will initially provide to users: address book, iCal, le sharing, iChat, mail, and web.
For information to help you decide which of these services to provide, see the next six
topics.
You’ll congure basic services after initial setup, along with other services, if during
initial server setup you choose to congure manually, don’t connect to a directory
server, and don’t create an Open Directory master.
For information about the services you can congure after initial setup, see “Providing
More Services” on page 46.
Address Book Service Overview
The address book service for Mac OS X Server, Address Book Server, allows users to nd
contact information in a server-based address book across multiple computers without
the schema limitations and security issues associated with LDAP. Users can view and
add contact information in a server-based address book by using the Address Book
application on any Mac with Snow Leopard. Address Book Server can also allow Snow
Leopard users to nd public contact information in directory servers that your server is
connected to. Users of other computers can access address books on your server using
third-party applications that are compatible with the CardDAV open standard.