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Training Lotus Notes Email
1. Training Lotus Notes Email
Whois this relevantto?
It isan HR requirementthatALLpersonsworkingunderEmbraerhave an email address.This
includesFull Time EmployeesandNon-RegularEmployees(temporaryemployees,contractors,etc.)
What will this trainingcover?
General overviewof:
Webmail (iNotes)
IBM Notes(LotusNotes)
Server mailfilesandarchives
Local mailfilesandarchives
Rules
Where will thisinformationbe relevant?
Vastmajorityof Webmail usersare inBNA and MLB Production.Usedintermittentlyatall sites.
Generally,mostusershave the IBMNotesclientinstalledontheircomputers(BNA isanexception
but there are manyusersthere withitinstalledaswell)
How do you use Webmail (iNotes)?
Webmail isthe webinterface withthe LotusNotesmail server.Userscanaccess theirmail,contacts,
calendar,andTo Do from withinit.
Webmail iscompatible withmostwebbrowsers,including uptodate versionsof Google Chrome,
Firefox, andSafari aswell asInternetExplorerv.9, 10, and 11 (only incompatibilitymode).
Lotus Notes
Webmail.docx
IBM Notes (Lotus Notes)
ServerMail filesand Archives
User mail filesare storedonone of two mail serversdependingontheirlocation.BNA mail filesare
storedon redacted.All othermail filesare storedon redacted.
2. Users can opentheirmail filesfromthe Lotus Notes mail serverinacouple of ways.
In IBMNotes9 only:
In all otherversions:
3.
4. Archiveshave historicallybeencreatedlocally,thenreplicatedtothe server. Goingforward,
archiveswill be createddirectlyonthe server.Local replicascanbe createduponrequest.
To openthe ServerArchive,navigate tothe Archive server.ForBNA,itis redacted(the same as the
mail server,onlyinthe MailArchivesfolder).Forall otherlocationsitis redacted. NOTE:
MailArchivesA-Mismislabeled.Itshouldread MailArchivesG-M.
6. Local Mail filesand Archives
Local replicascanbe createduponrequest.
Typicallycreatedforpeople whoknow theywill needaccesstotheirmail andarchive while offline
or justoutside the Embraernetwork.
To create a local replica,openthe Servercopy,thengoto File>Replication>New Replica.Select
Local,withno encryption.
7. Local Replicaswill automaticallybe addedtothe Replicationand Sync page.
Once a Local replica is created, Lotus Notes must be told when to “look at”
that replica.
8. For Local Mail files,thisiscontrolledin Locationssettings
9. Users can easilyswitchbetweenlocationsusingthe Locationbuttoninthe bottomrightcornerof
Lotus Notes.
10. Userscannot switchbetweentwo archives.
For userswitha Local Archive,LotusNotesshouldbe “pointed”tothe Local archive,anda replica
shouldbe createdonthe Server.
User’smust be inthe TempReplica Creators Group in orderto create a ServerReplica
Creating a Local
Archive.docx
Replicating Mail
Archives to Server.docx