Could you try a Thunderbird 2.0 beta 2 (or rc build if its out yet) and turn on LDAP logging as detailed below:
http://wiki.mozilla.org/MailNews:LDAP_Address_Books#LDAP_Logging
I can't remember if the logging includes timestamps off hand, but it'd be useful if you could attach a log and (if its possible) point out the bit where it is hanging.
Could you try a Thunderbird 2.0 beta 2 (or rc build if its out yet) and turn on LDAP logging as detailed below:
http:// wiki.mozilla. org/MailNews: LDAP_Address_ Books#LDAP_ Logging
I can't remember if the logging includes timestamps off hand, but it'd be useful if you could attach a log and (if its possible) point out the bit where it is hanging.