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Setting up ID Vault operations in Notes/Domino 8.5
Get the steps to set up an ID Vault and its operations, from storing new and existing user IDs to resetting users' passwords in Notes/Domino 8.5.Tutorial
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Looking back at IBM Lotus in 2009 and ahead to 2010
IBM Lotus made several important technological strides in 2009, but what's in store for 2010?Article | 30 Dec 2009
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Clear Recent Contacts view and prevent repopulation in Lotus Notes 8.x
A new feature in Lotus Notes 8 is the inclusion of a Recent Contacts view. If you're not a fan of the feature, insert this LotusScript code in a button and email it to your users. Clicking the button will clear the view and prevent repopulation.Tip
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Using Domino Administrator to manage client settings
In this chapter excerpt from "Survival Guide for Lotus Notes and Domino Administrators," learn how to manage client settings using the Domino Administrator client and private policies.Tutorial
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Setting up a Domino 8.5 XPages example
Installing and deploying this XPages example allows you to examine documents behind a view and modify selected ones. Use this example as a template for your own testing, then modify or extend it for your Domino 8.5 applications.Tutorial
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Four-step application rollout with Notes 8.0.1 Widgets
Using Widgets in Notes/Domino 8.0.1 and higher lets you easily roll out applications to users. Just follow these four quick steps.Tip
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IBM Lotus to end Notes/Domino 7.x support
IBM Lotus recently announced end of support for Notes, Domino and Lotus Enterprise Integrator 7.x products. This practical move allows IBM to focus their resources on Notes/Domino 8.x. But what will happen to companies not ready – or willing—to migrate to Notes/Domino 8.x. One expert analyst shares her insight.Misc
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An introduction to ID Vault in Lotus Notes/Domino 8.5
ID Vault is a feature in Lotus Notes/Domino 8.5 that lets administrators recover and reset passwords, recover lost IDs, rename users and more. Get an overview of ID Vault benefits, requirements and installment steps in this tutorial.Tutorial
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Are you ready for LotusLive hosted email services?
Now that LotusLive is publically available, Notes/Domino customers are trying to decide if they should make the move to hosted email services. See what the benefits are and what you need to know before moving to hosted email services in this article from industry analyst Karen Hobert.Misc
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JavaScript workaround fixes Lotus Notes 8.x PostOpen event issue
In Lotus Notes 8.x, the PostOpen event does not work properly. Because there is no workaround, I place this JavaScript into a button to fix the problem.Tip
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LotusScript agent automates selective mail file replication
You can use selective replication to replicate sets of documents in a Notes/Domino database. But what if you need to replicate several Notes/Domino databases? Get the steps and LotusScript agent to set a replication formula for multiple mail files.Tip
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Case-insensitive @Unique version combines fields on Lotus Notes forms
The @Unique function is case sensitive, which can cause problems if you use it to combine values from different fields with differing cases. Here's another Formula language function that will work.Tip
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Mass-input form uses LotusScript to ease large-scale employee moves
Use this LotusScript button and Lotus Notes form with a spreadsheet-style interface to enter a high volume of records. This tip is helpful during a large-scale office move and can save your help help desk team time and trouble.Tip
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Domino server setting and email policy tricks admins must know
Are you constantly un-doing a mistake one of your Lotus Notes Domino users made? Here are two quick server settings and policy changes to help protect Notes users from themselves and relieve some administrator stress.Tip
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Can Lotus Notes/Domino and Microsoft SharePoint play nice together?
As companies transition from employing Generation X to Generation Y workers, use of collaboration software such as Lotus Quickr and Microsoft SharePoint is beginning to gain steam for project and document management. For enterprises that rely solely on Lotus Notes/Domino and Lotus Quickr, the ability for individuals to share information is relatively straightforward and seamless. But even in Domino shops, new applications are cropping up virally that administrators must deal with. Windows SharePoint Server (WSS) 2003 is one such example.Misc
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IBM Lotus Notes versus Microsoft SharePoint: The rest of the story
With continued growth in the IBM Lotus Notes install base and expanding deployments of Microsoft SharePoint, there has been renewed discussion about the competitive environment of IBM Lotus Notes/Domino versus Microsoft SharePoint. While the Notes versus SharePoint question is a timely topic for many organizations, it's useful to expand the analysis to include other solutions such as Quickr, Sametime and Connections.Misc
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Understanding a Lotus Notes Smart Upgrade rollout
When upgrading to Lotus Notes 8 or Lotus Notes 8.0.1, give your end users the best possible upgrade experience by performing a Smart Upgrade. This tutorial from "Giving your users the complete Notes 8 upgrade experience" gives explains how to successfully roll out a Lotus Notes client upgrade and how to implement a Smart Upgrade.Tutorial
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Lotus Notes access error: 'database is not opened yet'
Discover what security settings you need to fix if you encounter the Lotus Notes database error: 'database is not opened yet.'Ask the Expert
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A guided tour of the Lotus Notes Domino blogosphere
Discover a handful of the best Lotus Notes Domino blogs on the Web that consistently deliver helpful tips for Domino administrators and developers.Column | 13 Mar 2008
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Top 10 Lotus Notes Domino administration tips of 2007
Covering technical topics from hardware and performance to mobility and security, these were the 10 most popular Lotus Notes Domino administration tips of 2007.The Year in Review
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Mass-input form uses LotusScript to ease large-scale employee moves
Use this LotusScript button and Lotus Notes form with a spreadsheet-style interface to enter a high volume of records. This tip is helpful during a large-scale office move and can save your help help desk team time and trouble.Tip
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Converting Lotus Notes views to XML documents using JavaScript
To convert Lotus Notes views to XML, you can use the ReadViewEntries command. This tip gives another method -- parsing XML content using JavaScript.Tip
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A guided tour of the Lotus Notes Domino blogosphere
Discover a handful of the best Lotus Notes Domino blogs on the Web that consistently deliver helpful tips for Domino administrators and developers.Column | 13 Mar 2008
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How to fix the size limitation on Lotus Notes summary text fields
There is a size limitation in summary text fields for all versions of Lotus Notes. This causes problems when users try to display, edit or save the document. SearchDomino.com member Brent Quick outlines the details of this issue and provides a LotusScript fix for it.Tip
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How to correct Lotus Notes public key mismatches in four easy steps
If a public key in the Notes Address Book (NAB) isn't the same as the one in the ID file, processes fail, including email encryption, renames and recertifications, password checking and public key checking, and requests sent to the AdminP task. Fixing Lotus Notes IDs with mismatched public keys is simple though, if you know these four steps.Tip
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Cracked users' HTTP passwords still a threat on many Lotus Notes R6 and R7 domains
During the course of several recent Domino domain audits, consultant Andy Pedisich discovered what was thought to be an extinct Lotus Notes security problem. Unfortunately, it still seems prevalent in many Lotus Notes R6 and R7 domains. Find out if your Notes/Domino domain is at risk for someone cracking your users' HTTP passwords.Tip
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Top 10 Notes/Domino administration tips of 2006
Here are the top 10 Notes/Domino administration tips from 2006. From improving your Domino Web Access performance and combating calendar delegation issues to running an ND upgrade pilot and managing Windows Client Access Licenses, these topics grabbed your attention the most in 2006.The Year in Review
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Creating a Lotus Notes view column categorized by month
A common problem when creating a Lotus Notes view is designing a column that categorizes documents by month (or quarter). Many Lotus Notes developers have reinvented this wheel many times over, with varying degrees of success. In this tip, SearchDomino.com contributor Chuck Connell attempts to solve this problem once and for all.Tip
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A project-tracking application for Lotus Notes Domino
Lotus Notes and Domino expert Chuck Connell has revived and updated his popular "Things to Do" task- and project-tracking application for Lotus Notes Domino.Tip
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Putting a stop to incoming spam on Lotus Notes 6.5
SearchDomino.com expert Chuck Connell provides a resource for a Lotus Notes administrator who wants to filter out email containing the word "spam," and offers advice on setting appropriately sized user mailbox quoatas.Ask the Expert
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Mass-input form uses LotusScript to ease large-scale employee moves
Use this LotusScript button and Lotus Notes form with a spreadsheet-style interface to enter a high volume of records. This tip is helpful during a large-scale office move and can save your help help desk team time and trouble.Tip
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Track and record Lotus Notes user logins to Domino Server
Discover notes.ini settings you can implement that will track and record the Lotus Notes users and IP addresses that log onto your Domino server.Tip
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How to fix the size limitation on Lotus Notes summary text fields
There is a size limitation in summary text fields for all versions of Lotus Notes. This causes problems when users try to display, edit or save the document. SearchDomino.com member Brent Quick outlines the details of this issue and provides a LotusScript fix for it.Tip
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Step 3: Installing Lotus Domino Server
Part 3 of the tutorial, "Step-by-Step Guide: How to install Lotus Domino Serveron Linux" oultines how to install Lotus Domino Server on top of the Linux operating system.Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 5: Running Lotus Domino Server on Linux
In the final segment of the tutorial, "Step-by-Step Guide: How to install Lotus Domino Server on Linux," you'll learn a script that makes Domino start automatically whenever you boot the Linux machine, and stop gracefully when you (or a power failure) stop the machine.Step-by-Step Guide
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How to correct Lotus Notes public key mismatches in four easy steps
If a public key in the Notes Address Book (NAB) isn't the same as the one in the ID file, processes fail, including email encryption, renames and recertifications, password checking and public key checking, and requests sent to the AdminP task. Fixing Lotus Notes IDs with mismatched public keys is simple though, if you know these four steps.Tip
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Working with variables in Formula language for Lotus Notes
Learn about the basic syntax rules for working with variables in Formula language for Lotus Notes.Tutorial
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What is Lotus Formula language?
Learn the basics of Formula language for Lotus NotesTutorial
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Working with text strings in Formula language for Lotus Notes
Here you can learn about the Formula language for Lotus Notes functions that are used to manage text strings.Tutorial
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What are Lotus Notes Formula language functions and commands?
@commands and @functions are very common in Formula language for Lotus Notes, here's a table of the most frequently used ones.Tutorial
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Are you ready for LotusLive hosted email services?
Now that LotusLive is publically available, Notes/Domino customers are trying to decide if they should make the move to hosted email services. See what the benefits are and what you need to know before moving to hosted email services in this article from industry analyst Karen Hobert.Misc
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An introduction to iNotes for Lotus Notes/Domino 8.5
With the recent release of Lotus Notes/Domino 8.5 comes three revamped iNotes interfaces. Learn about the different versions of iNotes and when they're most appropriate to deploy. Plus, get an overview of the competitive Web-based email landscape.Misc
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iNotes and Domino Web Access Administration Guide
Every day, more and more businesses are using Web mail for remote email access. Those running Lotus Notes and Domino rely on Domino Web Access (DWA) -- also known as iNotes. This SearchDomino.com administration guide provides tips, tutorials and expert advice to help Lotus Notes/Domino administrators manage and troubleshoot iNotes and DWA. From performance management and customizations to deployment and migration, you'll learn everything you need to know to be at the top of your game when it comes to iNotes and Domino Web Access administration.Administration Guide
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Top 10 Notes/Domino administration tips of 2006
Here are the top 10 Notes/Domino administration tips from 2006. From improving your Domino Web Access performance and combating calendar delegation issues to running an ND upgrade pilot and managing Windows Client Access Licenses, these topics grabbed your attention the most in 2006.The Year in Review
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Two fast and easy Domino Web Access performance tips
SearchDomino.com contributor Andy Pedisich explains two simple configuration changes you can make to Domino Web Access that will improve its performance for your users.Tip
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Changing timeout intervals for Domino Web Access authentication
Learn how to change authentication timeout interval for Domino Web Access logins.Ask the Expert
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Possible Domino Denial of Service factors detailed
Recent weeks have brought word of Domino vulnerabilities, which potentially can be exploited to cause forms of DoS (Denial of Service). Reports describe an error in the handling of mail rules creation in Domino Web Access that can be exploited to crash the Domino server by creating more than 150 rule documents in the mail database. As well, an error in the Out-Of-Office Agent when processing a message with a From field greater than 256 characters may be exploited to crash the Agent Manager. Among other potential hazards is an error that exists in Update Task that may be exploited to crash the Domino server via spurious input characters.News | 08 Nov 2005
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Preferences window malfunction in Domino Web Access
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SSO facility from Oracle Web portal to Domino mailbox
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How to allow offsite access to Notes client
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SaaS and collaboration set the stage at Lotusphere
SearchDomino.com recently spoke with two expert analysts about their views from Lotusphere 2009. In this Q&A, both analysts share insight technologies introduced at the show, such as LotusLive and Lotus Foundations as well as some predictions on the Lotus Notes/Domino market throughout the coming year.Tutorial
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Can Lotus Notes/Domino and Microsoft SharePoint play nice together?
As companies transition from employing Generation X to Generation Y workers, use of collaboration software such as Lotus Quickr and Microsoft SharePoint is beginning to gain steam for project and document management. For enterprises that rely solely on Lotus Notes/Domino and Lotus Quickr, the ability for individuals to share information is relatively straightforward and seamless. But even in Domino shops, new applications are cropping up virally that administrators must deal with. Windows SharePoint Server (WSS) 2003 is one such example.Misc
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IBM Lotus Notes versus Microsoft SharePoint: The rest of the story
With continued growth in the IBM Lotus Notes install base and expanding deployments of Microsoft SharePoint, there has been renewed discussion about the competitive environment of IBM Lotus Notes/Domino versus Microsoft SharePoint. While the Notes versus SharePoint question is a timely topic for many organizations, it's useful to expand the analysis to include other solutions such as Quickr, Sametime and Connections.Misc
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Configuring Lotus Sametime on a Blackberry mobile device
Discover the steps to configure Lotus Sametime on a BlackBerry mobile device when running software versions 4.2 or earlier through version 4.3 and later.Tutorial
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Sametime
Sametime is software from Lotus for group collaboration over the Internet.Definition
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IBM showcases Notes/Domino 8.5; new products at Lotusphere
At Lotusphere 2008, IBM disclosed updates on Notes and Domino 8.5 and a mashup tool for end users.Article | 21 Jan 2008
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A look at Lotus Sametime 7.5
Lotus Sametime 7.5 includes over 150 new features, a new instant messaging GUI and a redesigned Web conferencing interface. Using slides, screenshots, a video demo and detailed tutorials, this collection of resources will introduce you to the collaboration capabilities of Lotus Sametime 7.5 and teach you how to build Sametime plug-ins using the Eclipse framework.Fast Guide
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How to enable communication between multiple Lotus Sametime servers
SearchDomino.com Sametime administration expert Mathew Newman explains-step-by-step how to enable communication between multiple Lotus Sametime servers. You'll learn how to configure your Notes/Domino environment so that clients on one Lotus Sametime server can connect and send messages to Sametime users on a different machine.Ask the Expert
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Lotus Sametime users with different 'home' servers cannot see each other online
If Lotus Sametime users on different "home" servers cannot see each other online, you may need to change your Sametime server awareness by creating Sametime connection documents in both directions. In this Ask the Expert Q&A, SearchDomino.com Sametime administration expert Mathew Newman explains how.Ask the Expert
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Resources for deploying Lotus Sametime on the Internet
SearchDomino.com's Sametime administration expert Mathew Newman offers advice to a Lotus Notes administrator looking for resources for deploying Lotus Sametime on the Internet.Ask the Expert
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Lotus makes mobile partnerships and Notes Traveler top priorities
IBM Lotus is making a move to consider mobility when revising and improving software tools. Support for Lotus Notes Traveler 8.5.1 on the iPhone and partnerships with RIM, Sprint and other carriers, prove IBM's dedication to the mobile market.Misc
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Lotus Notes/Domino and mobile device management
The ability to work via mobile devices while traveling is crucial to the success of many Notes/Domino users. If you're experiencing mail delivery problems on a BlackBerry, installing Sametime on a device or synchronizing mobile devices using Lotus Traveler, these articles will help.Spotlight
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An introduction to iNotes for Lotus Notes/Domino 8.5
With the recent release of Lotus Notes/Domino 8.5 comes three revamped iNotes interfaces. Learn about the different versions of iNotes and when they're most appropriate to deploy. Plus, get an overview of the competitive Web-based email landscape.Misc
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Approve Lotus Notes documents using a BlackBerry mobile device
Use this agent to match your BlackBerry email to the address specified in a Lotus Notes admin document. Then, message recipients can easily approve Notes documents using a BlackBerry mobile device.Tip
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SaaS and collaboration set the stage at Lotusphere
SearchDomino.com recently spoke with two expert analysts about their views from Lotusphere 2009. In this Q&A, both analysts share insight technologies introduced at the show, such as LotusLive and Lotus Foundations as well as some predictions on the Lotus Notes/Domino market throughout the coming year.Tutorial
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Collaboration on the run with Lotus Notes and Domino
This guide gives some considerations when deploying mobile devices in your Notes/Domino environment as well as thoughts on possible issues you may face. You'll also find an extensive tutorial that explains step-by-step how to set up IBM Lotus Sametime on your BlackBerry device and some solutions to your specific post-deployment problems.Spotlight
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Solving your Lotus Notes Domino and BlackBerry problems
Our annual survey shows that a large majority of our Lotus Notes Domino readers are using BlackBerry mobile devices. Refer to this compilation of frequently asked questions and expert answers when seting up BlackBerry devices in your Notes/Domino environments. Whether synchronizing your Notes Personal Address Book, transferring data between devices or blocking spam, we've got the answers you need.FAQ
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Install Lotus Traveler for Windows Mobile device synchronization
Domino 8.0.1 supports Windows Mobile 5 and Mobile 6 devices via Lotus Traveler. This tutorial tells how to install it, and how to quickly synchronize your device.Tutorial
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Exploring Lotus Notes Domino 8.0.1 and beyond
Learn about some significant new features in IBM's Lotus Notes 8.0.1 release, such as Traveler and MyWidgets, and how they add to the previous 8.0 experience.Article | 26 Jun 2008
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Configuring Lotus Sametime on a Blackberry mobile device
Discover the steps to configure Lotus Sametime on a BlackBerry mobile device when running software versions 4.2 or earlier through version 4.3 and later.Tutorial
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