diff --git a/addressbook/acl_preferences.php b/addressbook/acl_preferences.php
index 679477fe36..72bb7bb353 100755
--- a/addressbook/acl_preferences.php
+++ b/addressbook/acl_preferences.php
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
       }
       $acl->add($phpgw_info["flags"]["currentapp"],'u_'.$user_id,$totalacl);
     }
+	$acl->save_repository();
   }
 
   $processed = Array();
diff --git a/addressbook/add.php b/addressbook/add.php
index b04a59e39d..a615a14c26 100755
--- a/addressbook/add.php
+++ b/addressbook/add.php
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@
 		} else {
 			$bday = "$bday_month/$bday_day/$bday_year";
 		}
-		if ($access != "private" && $access != "public") {
-			$access = $phpgw->accounts->array_to_string($access,$n_groups);
-		}
+
 		if ($url == "http://") {
 			$url = "";
 		}
@@ -78,7 +76,6 @@
 		$fields["bday"]				= $bday;
 		$fields["url"]				= $url;
 		$fields["notes"]			= $notes;
-		$fields["access"]			= $access;
 	
 		$this->add($phpgw_info["user"]["account_id"],$fields);
 		
diff --git a/addressbook/edit.php b/addressbook/edit.php
index 74d2ab8a15..c0fa59dfc4 100755
--- a/addressbook/edit.php
+++ b/addressbook/edit.php
@@ -33,14 +33,15 @@
 	
 	if (!$submit) {
 		// merge in extra fields
-		$extrafields = array ("pager" => "pager",
-							"mphone" => "mphone",
-							"ophone" => "ophone",
-							"access" => "access",
-							"address2" => "address2",
-							"bday" => "bday",
-							"url" => "url",
-							"notes" => "notes");
+		$extrafields = array(
+			"pager" => "pager",
+			"mphone" => "mphone",
+			"ophone" => "ophone",
+			"address2" => "address2",
+			"bday" => "bday",
+			"url" => "url",
+			"notes" => "notes"
+		);
 		$qfields = $this->stock_contact_fields + $extrafields;
 		$fields = $this->read_single_entry($ab_id,$qfields);
 		form("","edit.php","Edit",$fields[0]);
@@ -53,9 +54,6 @@
 		} else {
 			$bday = "$bday_month/$bday_day/$bday_year";
 		}
-		if ($access != "private" && $access != "public") {
-			$access = $phpgw->accounts->array_to_string($access,$n_groups);
-		}
 
 		$fields["org_name"]			= $company;
 		$fields["org_unit"]			= $department;
@@ -87,7 +85,6 @@
 		$fields["bday"]				= $bday;
 		$fields["url"]				= $url;
 		$fields["notes"]			= $notes;
-		$fields["access"]			= $access;
 
 		$this->update($ab_id,$phpgw_info["user"]["account_id"],$fields);
     
diff --git a/addressbook/inc/functions.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/functions.inc.php
index e5410a4c93..6cd2493595 100755
--- a/addressbook/inc/functions.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/functions.inc.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 				"d_email_home"		=> "",  //yn
 				"bday"				=> "birthday",
 				"url"				=> "URL",
-				"access"			=> "access"
+				//"access"			=> "access"
 				);
 
 	function display_name($column) {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 		$company      = $fields["org_name"];
 		$department   = $fields["org_unit"];
 		$url          = $fields["url"];
-		$access       = $fields["access"];
+		//$access       = $fields["access"];
 
 		if ($format != "view") {
 			$email 	 = "<input name=\"email\" value=\"$email\">";
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@
 
 		$birthday = $phpgw->common->dateformatorder($bday_year,$bday_month,$bday_day)
 					. '<font face="'.$theme["font"].'" size="-2">(e.g. 1969)</font>';
-
+/*
+		// This is now handled by acl code, and should go away
 		if ($format == "Edit") {
 			if ($access != "private" && $access != "public") {
 				$access_link .= '<td><font size="-1">'.lang("Group access").':</font></td>'
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@
 			$access_link = '';
 			$t->set_var("lang_access",'');
 		}
-
+*/
 		if ($format == "view")
 			$create .= '<tr><td><font size="-1">'.lang("Created by").':</font></td>'
 					. '<td colspan="3"><font size="-1">'
diff --git a/addressbook/index.php b/addressbook/index.php
index bfebba8908..96a95ee988 100755
--- a/addressbook/index.php
+++ b/addressbook/index.php
@@ -105,12 +105,14 @@
 	$t->set_var("cols",$cols);
 	
 	$t->pparse("out","addressbook_header");
-	
+
 	// Show the entries
 	for ($i=0;$i<count($entries);$i++) { // each entry
-		if ( ($entries[$i]["access"] == $filter) ||
-			($entries[$i]["access"] == "," . $filter . ",") ||
-			($filter == "") || ($filter == "none")) {
+		$rights = $phpgw->acl->get_rights('u_'.$entries[$i]["owner"],$phpgw_info["flags"]["currentapp"]);
+		if ( ($rights & PHPGW_ACL_READ) || ($entries[$i]["owner"] == $account_id) ) {
+		//if ( ($entries[$i]["access"] == $filter) ||
+		//	($entries[$i]["access"] == "," . $filter . ",") ||
+		//	($filter == "") || ($filter == "none")) {
 			$t->set_var(columns,"");
 			$tr_color = $phpgw->nextmatchs->alternate_row_color($tr_color);
 			$t->set_var(row_tr_color,$tr_color);
diff --git a/addressbook/view.php b/addressbook/view.php
index 913e85ce35..86c0f6083c 100755
--- a/addressbook/view.php
+++ b/addressbook/view.php
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 	include("../header.inc.php");
 
-	#$t = new Template($phpgw_info["server"]["app_tpl"]);
 	$t = new Template($phpgw->common->get_tpl_dir("addressbook"));
 	$t->set_file(array( "view"	=> "view.tpl"));
 	
@@ -40,19 +39,19 @@
 		}
 	}
 	// merge in extra fields
-	$extrafields = array ("pager"    => "pager",
-						"mphone"   => "mphone",
-						"ophone"   => "ophone",
-						"address2" => "address2",
-						"bday"     => "bday",
-						"url"      => "url",
-						"notes"    => "notes",
-						"access"   => "access");
+	$extrafields = array (
+		"pager"    => "pager",
+		"mphone"   => "mphone",
+		"ophone"   => "ophone",
+		"address2" => "address2",
+		"bday"     => "bday",
+		"url"      => "url",
+		"notes"    => "notes",
+	);
 	$qfields = $this->stock_contact_fields + $extrafields;
 	$fields  = $this->read_single_entry($ab_id,$qfields);
 	
 	$owner  = $fields[0]["owner"];
-	$access = $fields[0]["access"];
 	
 	$view_header  = "<p>&nbsp;<b>" . lang("Address book - view") . "</b><hr><p>";
 	$view_header .= '<table border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="80%" align="center">';
@@ -79,6 +78,7 @@
 		$columns_html .= "<td>" . $ref . $data . "</td>";
 	}
 
+/*
 	if ($access == "private") {
 		$access_link .= lang("Record Access") . " -  " . $access;
 	} elseif ($access != "private" && $access != "public") {
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@
 	} else {
 		$access_link ="";
 	}
-
+*/
 	$columns_html .= '<tr><td colspan="4">&nbsp;</td></tr>'
 	. '<tr><td><b>' . lang("Record owner") . '</b></td><td>'
-	. $phpgw->common->grab_owner_name($owner) . '</td><td><b>'
+	. $phpgw->common->grab_owner_name($owner) . '</td><td><b>' 
 	. $access_link . '</b></td><td></table>';
-	   
+
 	$editlink  = $phpgw->common->check_owner($owner,"edit.php",lang("edit"),"ab_id=" . $ab_id . "&start=".$start."&sort=".$sort."&order=".$order);
 	$vcardlink = '<form action="'.$phpgw->link("vcardout.php","ab_id=$ab_id&order=$order&start=$start&filter=$filter&query=$query&sort=$sort").'">';
 	$donelink  = '<form action="'.$phpgw->link("index.php","order=$order&start=$start&filter=$filter&query=$query&sort=$sort").'">';