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Domino server clusters are an excellent way to provide for failover in the event of a server outage. But they provide little benefit if the data on the servers is not kept in sync. This tip explains...

May 19, 2004
Just because you don't immediately notice a default setting on your Domino server, doesn't mean there isn't one. I once asked a Lotus Domino system administrator what the default setting was for disconnecting an idle user from a...
Nov 13, 2008

Sometimes developers want their apps to see data in the address book in a way that is not provided with stock views. They generally want their applications to reference fields in the person document, but not change them.

In the past...

Sep 7, 2004

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It all started out with a simple phone call. It was Linda, team leader for a Notes group at a relatively new client. We had completed the first phase of the company's project and were waiting for...

Oct 20, 2004

To be honest, it's not really four easy steps. It's really three easy steps and one kind of tedious step. But public key mismatches in Lotus Notes and Domino are so important to correct that you'll want to do all four of them anyway, even if...

Apr 26, 2007
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Here are two things that will improve Domino Web Access performance for your users -- one is something you can do for them; the other is something they can do for themselves.

1. Reusing child windows

Turn...

Oct 5, 2006
You may be surprised to know that many Lotus Notes database access control list (ACL) settings are configured to a default level of "Manager." Learn how to detect inappropriate ACL levels in your Lotus Notes Domino environment and...
Aug 23, 2007
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I have a Lotus Domino R5 server, three Lotus Domino R6 partitions, five Lotus Domino R7 partitions (one is a Sametime server), plus the Lotus Notes client versions R5, R6, and R7 all loaded onto one single...

Oct 19, 2006
Learn how and why you should change your replica IDs after a Lotus Notes Domino server upgrade with these tips and helpful advice from longtime SearchDomino.com contributor Andy Pedisich.

"Whoo hoo, a Notes/Domino new server...

Dec 28, 2006

Daylight Saving Time (DST) this year comes three weeks early and lasts one week longer in the fall. If this fact is a shock to you, I apologize, but someone had to tell you.

This change is taking place because of a provision in the Energy...

Feb 15, 2007

On Lotus Notes Domino R4, cracked users' HTTP passwords were a major security risk. Some Notes Domino administrators are still experiencing that problem even in R6 and R7. SearchDomino.com contributor Andy Pedisich explains why...

Mar 1, 2007
You may not realize it, but idle Lotus Notes users are taking up loads of unused space and resources on your Lotus Domino server. Learn about a simple notes.ini setting administrators can configure to log off idle Lotus Notes users...
Aug 2, 2007
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I had a client a year or so ago who was having a problem with server crashes. We made the support call, and IBM Lotus indicated that the crashes were happening because transaction logging needed to be...

Mar 27, 2006
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Have you ever had a user with a serious paranoia problem and a gift for writing simple agents that had deadly consequences? I think you know the type -- smart enough to have Manager Access, paranoid...

Mar 8, 2006

It's going to happen. You're going to upgrade to Lotus Domino Release 7. Maybe you already did it. Either way, this information has value, now or for next time you perform a Notes/Domino upgrade.

For this tip, I'm going to stay very focused...

Aug 31, 2006
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