Lotus Domino Administrator 8.5 Help - Editing the Configuration Settings document for Lotus iNotes

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Editing the Configuration Settings document for Lotus iNotes
Many of the features you enable using the Configuration Settings document can also be configured using policies. See the section of Help "Using policies with Lotus iNotes" for complete information on which policy settings are supported.

1. From the IBM® Lotus® Domino® Administrator, click the Configuration tab and expand the Server or Messaging section.

2. Click Configurations.

3. Select the Configuration Settings document for the Lotus iNotes™ mail server(s) and click "Edit Configuration."

4. Select the iNotes tab.

5. Change any of the configuration settings.

6. Save the document and restart the Domino server.

7. Save the document and restart the Domino server.

Setting Action

Home Page Setup

Default Home Page Click View/Modify to set Home Page settings.

Default Page - Lets users customize the Home Page.
Selected Web Page - Forces users to use a specific Web page as the Home page. Enter the URL and title.
Custom Layout - Choose from six custom layouts to specify new mail, calendar schedule, Web links, and other options to appear in a layout.

Allow user to edit the Home page Enable (default) to allow users to create custom Home pages and override any settings on the server.
Disable to prevent users from changing the administrator-prescribed Home page.

Alarms

Alarms Enable (default) to allow users to set alarms for appointments, meetings, events, and task deadlines.
Disable to prevent users from setting alarms that may slow server performance.

Minimum alarm polling time Enter a number to specify how often, in minutes, the Lotus iNotes client checks the server for alarms. Default is 5 minutes. Increase this number to improve server performance.

Mail

Minimum mail polling time Enter a number to specify how often, in minutes, the Lotus iNotes client checks the server for new mail. Default is 5 minutes. Increase this number to improve server performance.

When sending mail, set format to: Choose whether to restrict outgoing mail.

Plain text - restricts outgoing mail to plain text only. Plain text messages can be read by most legacy mail applications.
Let user decide - allows the user to choose the format for every outgoing mail message.

Name resolution and validation Enable to allow alternate name lookups, similar to "type-ahead" in IBM® Lotus® Notes®. Lets user resolve ambiguous names and use alternate names by checking names against a contact list or Domino Directory.
Note This must be enabled for the Lotus iNotes secure mail feature.

Maximum attachment size (kb) Set the maximum size in kilobytes for attachments. Default is 50,000K (50MB).
Note You must also set the value of these two Server document (or Web Site document) fields to a value higher than this setting. Otherwise, attachments larger than (10MB) will generate a server error.

Internet Protocols > HTTP > Maximum Size of Request
Internet Protocols > Domino Web Engine > Maximum Post data

Mail Threads Enable (default) to allow users to set a Lotus iNotes user preference to view mail threads.

Mail Encryption

Encrypted mail support Enable (default) to allow users to use a stored Notes ID to read encrypted mail. The user's ID must be stored in the mail database.

Allow user to delete their Notes ID from their mail database Enable to allow users to delete their Notes ID from their mail database. Default is disabled.

Allow user to export their Notes ID Enable to allow users to export and save their ID in a separate file. Default is disabled.

Require SSL when reading encrypted mail Select one to set SSL requirement:

No - To treat encrypted mail the same as unencrypted mail
Client - (default) To require the browser client to use SSL, but not the server.
Both - To require both the browser client and the server to use SSL.

Use JavaScript for SSL-redirection Enable (default) to use JavaScript™ to redirect SSL.
Note Some reverse-proxy servers do not properly fixup 302 redirects. If so, enabling this option may help. Do not enable this option unless necessary.

Allow untrusted Internet certificates to be used for S/MIME encryption Enable to allow users to use an untrusted Internet certificate for S/MIME encryption. Default is disabled.

Instant Messaging

Instant Messaging features Enable (default) to turn on instant messaging and live names (awareness) for users who have secrets and token or Lightweight Third Party Authentication (LTPA) token, and an IBM® Lotus® Sametime® server assigned.

Online awareness Enable (default) to turn on live names for any user who has also enabled awareness via a user preference.

Allow secrets and tokens authentication

Enable (default) -- to use and prefer secrets and tokens authentication if available.
Disable -- if an LTPA token is present, disable this field to use the LTPA token instead.

Set an IBM Lotus Sametime server hostname for all DWA users (useful for clustered configurations) Type the name of the Sametime server to set an instant messaging hostname (messaging.ibm.com for example) for all Lotus iNotes users. Eliminates the need to populate the Sametime server field value within every user's Person document.

Loading \stlinks from Domino application server

Enable (default) -- to load \stlinks from the Domino application server.
Disable -- to load the \stlinks directory from the Sametime server defined in the user's Person document. Useful if running different versions of Sametime servers within your organization and using a version of Domino prior to 6.5.2.

Prefer DWA 8 Contact List

Enable (default) -- to use the Lotus Domino Web Access Chat client.
Disable -- to use the Sametime Connect for browsers Chat client. Supported only for backward compatibility with Domino Web Access 7 clients on a Domino 8x server.
Note Lotus iNotes previously known as Lotus Domino Web Access for versions 8 and 7.

Prefer Sametime Connect for browsers (DWA 7 only)

Enable (default) -- to load the Sametime Connect for browsers (6.5.1 or later) as the Chat client.
Disable -- to use the Lotus Domino Web Access Chat client.
Note Lotus iNotes previously known as Lotus Domino Web Access for versions 8 and 7.

Pass the Organization name (commonly used when Domino is configured for xSP) For xSPs only. The default is disabled.
Enable to include the user's Organization as part of the name format. For example:
CN=John Doe/O=Acme

Directory type used by IBM Lotus Sametime server

Domino Directory (or leave blank) -- if the Sametime server and Lotus iNotes server both use the Domino Directory.
Domino LDAP -- if the Sametime server uses the Domino LDAP directory and the Lotus iNotes server uses the Domino Directory.
Domino LDAP for xSP -- (xSP servers only) If the Lotus iNotes xSP server uses the Domino Directory and the Sametime server uses the Domino LDAP server.
Non-Domino LDAP-- if the Sametime server and the Lotus iNotes server both use an LDAP directory other than Domino LDAP.
Note You can further refine the way the name format is passed to the Sametime server for login and awareness using the NOTES.INI setting iNotes_WA_SametimeNameFormat, which will then override this configuration setting.

Disclaimer Text

Add disclaimer notice to mail memo Select one:

Disabled - No disclaimer text will display
At the top - To display disclaimer text at the top of Lotus iNotes mail messages
At the bottom - (default) To display disclaimer text at the bottom of Lotus iNotes mail messages

Disclaimer text or HTML Type the disclaimer text you want to display (in HTML format) on all Lotus iNotes mail messages.

Offline

Encrypt offline mail databases Enable to allow users to encrypt their offline mail databases for security. If you enable encryption, complete the next two fields to set the encryption level. Default is disabled.

Offline database encryption level Choose one:

Simple - provides protection against casual snooping.
Medium - provides the right balance among security, strength, and fast database access. Probably the right choice for most users.
Strong - when security requirements are paramount, and the resulting database access performance is acceptable.

Allow user to choose an encryption level This setting, when enabled, overrides the administrator-specified encryption level and allows users to choose their own encryption level.

Allow user to go offline Enable (default) to turn on the "Work Offline" feature in the Lotus iNotes client. Disable this option to prevent users from using Lotus iNotes offline, disconnected from the network.

Only sync documents modified in the last x days. Enable and then enter a number to set how many days worth of documents to replicate (default is 90). Documents older than those specified are removed from the local replica. Users can reset this for each offline subscription file using the Domino Sync Manager. Default is disabled.

Limit document attachments during sync Enable this setting to limit the size of attachments during sync. When set, attachments greater than 100 KB are truncated (stripped from the document) during replication. Default is disabled.

Security Settings Enable this setting so that the user's offline Internet password remains synchronized with their online Internet password. This setting works only when the Offline Configuration document Security Settings field "Keep Internet Password Synchronized" is enabled.

International

Alternate name support Enable (default) to allow Lotus iNotes users to display alternate names in a native language.
Disable to prevent Lotus iNotes from displaying alternate user names in a native language. When disabled, users see alternate names in English only.

Preferred alternate name language This setting overrides the preferred language for an alternate name in user preferences.
Pick from a list to select the default alternate name language. Default is English.

Allow user to choose alternate name display Enable to let users choose the preferred language for an alternate name.
Disable (default) to prevent users from controlling alternate name support.

Start Up View

Allow user to select default active view Enable (default) to allow users to select a default active view.

When opening Lotus Domino Web Access, open to Select the view that displays when the user logs on to Lotus iNotes.

Browser Cache Management

Browser Cache Management Enable (default) to install Browser Cache Management.

Automatically install Browser Cache Management Enable to automatically install Browser Cache Management the first time a user accesses Lotus iNotes from a machine that does not have it installed. If not set, the user can install it on their own from user preferences, but is not required to install it. Default is disabled.

Default cache scrubbing level Set the automatic cache clearing level for the Lotus iNotes server. Type a number from 1-5 where:
0 - Deletes the caches including personal information related to the mail database.
1 - Deletes all URLs that begin with the mail file path.
2 - Deletes all URLs in the cache that originate from the server hostname, except for URLs that contain /iNotes/FORMS85.NSF, the current forms file (or /iNotes/FORMS8.NSF, /iNotes/Forms7.nsf, or iNotes/Forms6.nsf).
3 - Deletes all URLs in the cache that originate from the server hostname.
4 - Deletes all URL s in the cache except for URLs that contain /iNotes/FORMS85.NSF, the current forms file (/iNotes/FORMS8.NSF, /iNotes/Forms7.nsf, or iNotes/Forms6.nsf).
5 - Deletes all URL s in the cache.

Clear history when browser window is closed Enable to clear the browser history when the window is closed. Prevents access to previously displayed pages by unauthorized users. Default is disabled.

Disallow attachments if not installed Enable to prevent users from adding or accessing attachments in e-mail if Browser Cache Management is not installed. Default is disabled.
Using this setting prevents users who have not installed Browser Cache Management from accessing or copying sensitive information in an attachment at an unsecured workstation.

Maintain static code archive between sessions Enable (default) to move static Lotus iNotes design entries from the cache to a local folder on the machine so that they can be restored to the browser cache when the browser is started again.

Other Settings

Archiving on server Enable (default) to allow users to create archives of their mail files on the server.
Disable to prevent creation of mail archives and save disk space on the server.

Full-text indexing Enable (default) to allow users to create a full-text index of their mail, calendar, and task entries on the server.
Disable to prevent creation of full-text indexes to save disk space on the server and improve performance.

Modification of Internet password Enable (default) to allow users to change their Internet password.

Calendar printing Enable (default) to allow users to print various calendar formats, including DayRunner, Franklin Planner, and Trifold. Calendar printing uses the PDF format from Adobe Acrobat.
Disable to prevent users from printing Calendar formats using PDF.

Lotus iNotes ActiveX file attachment utility Enable (default) to allow users to use the custom file upload utility to drag-and-drop file attachments, select files easily, and have multiple file views.
Disable to allow users to use the standard browser file upload utility.

Compress HTTP response data Enable (default) to turn on GZIP compression.
Disable if the browser used does not support GZIP compression.

Rooms and Resources Enable (default) to allow access to room and resource database when scheduling meetings.

Reuse Child Windows Enable to enforce this feature globally for all users. If disabled (the default) users can enable this feature via user preferences.

Local Archiving Enable to allow users to archive locally to their own system.

Note The Instant Messaging settings and the Local Archiving setting (under Other Settings) on this tab in the Configuration Settings document apply to users whose mail file is based on the MAIL (R8) mail template (MAIL8.NTF) or later. In a mixed environment, for users whose mail file is based on iNotes6, you must use the equivalent NOTES.INI settings.

Configuring alternate name support in Lotus iNotes

Configuring Lotus iNotes for users

NOTES.INI Settings

Reusing child windows

Setting a maximum attachment size

Using Browser Cache Management

Using NOTES.INI settings in a mixed environment

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Setting	Action
Home Page Setup
Default Home Page	Click View/Modify to set Home Page settings. Default Page - Lets users customize the Home Page. Selected Web Page - Forces users to use a specific Web page as the Home page. Enter the URL and title. Custom Layout - Choose from six custom layouts to specify new mail, calendar schedule, Web links, and other options to appear in a layout.
Allow user to edit the Home page	Enable (default) to allow users to create custom Home pages and override any settings on the server. Disable to prevent users from changing the administrator-prescribed Home page.
Alarms
Alarms	Enable (default) to allow users to set alarms for appointments, meetings, events, and task deadlines. Disable to prevent users from setting alarms that may slow server performance.
Minimum alarm polling time	Enter a number to specify how often, in minutes, the Lotus iNotes client checks the server for alarms. Default is 5 minutes. Increase this number to improve server performance.
Mail
Minimum mail polling time	Enter a number to specify how often, in minutes, the Lotus iNotes client checks the server for new mail. Default is 5 minutes. Increase this number to improve server performance.
When sending mail, set format to:	Choose whether to restrict outgoing mail. Plain text - restricts outgoing mail to plain text only. Plain text messages can be read by most legacy mail applications. Let user decide - allows the user to choose the format for every outgoing mail message.
Name resolution and validation	Enable to allow alternate name lookups, similar to "type-ahead" in IBM® Lotus® Notes®. Lets user resolve ambiguous names and use alternate names by checking names against a contact list or Domino Directory. Note This must be enabled for the Lotus iNotes secure mail feature.
Maximum attachment size (kb)	Set the maximum size in kilobytes for attachments. Default is 50,000K (50MB). Note You must also set the value of these two Server document (or Web Site document) fields to a value higher than this setting. Otherwise, attachments larger than (10MB) will generate a server error. Internet Protocols > HTTP > Maximum Size of Request Internet Protocols > Domino Web Engine > Maximum Post data
Mail Threads	Enable (default) to allow users to set a Lotus iNotes user preference to view mail threads.
Mail Encryption
Encrypted mail support	Enable (default) to allow users to use a stored Notes ID to read encrypted mail. The user's ID must be stored in the mail database.
Allow user to delete their Notes ID from their mail database	Enable to allow users to delete their Notes ID from their mail database. Default is disabled.
Allow user to export their Notes ID	Enable to allow users to export and save their ID in a separate file. Default is disabled.
Require SSL when reading encrypted mail	Select one to set SSL requirement: No - To treat encrypted mail the same as unencrypted mail Client - (default) To require the browser client to use SSL, but not the server. Both - To require both the browser client and the server to use SSL.
Use JavaScript for SSL-redirection	Enable (default) to use JavaScript™ to redirect SSL. Note Some reverse-proxy servers do not properly fixup 302 redirects. If so, enabling this option may help. Do not enable this option unless necessary.
Allow untrusted Internet certificates to be used for S/MIME encryption	Enable to allow users to use an untrusted Internet certificate for S/MIME encryption. Default is disabled.
Instant Messaging
Instant Messaging features	Enable (default) to turn on instant messaging and live names (awareness) for users who have secrets and token or Lightweight Third Party Authentication (LTPA) token, and an IBM® Lotus® Sametime® server assigned.
Online awareness	Enable (default) to turn on live names for any user who has also enabled awareness via a user preference.
Allow secrets and tokens authentication	Enable (default) -- to use and prefer secrets and tokens authentication if available. Disable -- if an LTPA token is present, disable this field to use the LTPA token instead.
Set an IBM Lotus Sametime server hostname for all DWA users (useful for clustered configurations)	Type the name of the Sametime server to set an instant messaging hostname (messaging.ibm.com for example) for all Lotus iNotes users. Eliminates the need to populate the Sametime server field value within every user's Person document.
Loading \stlinks from Domino application server	Enable (default) -- to load \stlinks from the Domino application server. Disable -- to load the \stlinks directory from the Sametime server defined in the user's Person document. Useful if running different versions of Sametime servers within your organization and using a version of Domino prior to 6.5.2.
Prefer DWA 8 Contact List	Enable (default) -- to use the Lotus Domino Web Access Chat client. Disable -- to use the Sametime Connect for browsers Chat client. Supported only for backward compatibility with Domino Web Access 7 clients on a Domino 8x server. Note Lotus iNotes previously known as Lotus Domino Web Access for versions 8 and 7.
Prefer Sametime Connect for browsers (DWA 7 only)	Enable (default) -- to load the Sametime Connect for browsers (6.5.1 or later) as the Chat client. Disable -- to use the Lotus Domino Web Access Chat client. Note Lotus iNotes previously known as Lotus Domino Web Access for versions 8 and 7.
Pass the Organization name (commonly used when Domino is configured for xSP)	For xSPs only. The default is disabled. Enable to include the user's Organization as part of the name format. For example: CN=John Doe/O=Acme
Directory type used by IBM Lotus Sametime server	Domino Directory (or leave blank) -- if the Sametime server and Lotus iNotes server both use the Domino Directory. Domino LDAP -- if the Sametime server uses the Domino LDAP directory and the Lotus iNotes server uses the Domino Directory. Domino LDAP for xSP -- (xSP servers only) If the Lotus iNotes xSP server uses the Domino Directory and the Sametime server uses the Domino LDAP server. Non-Domino LDAP-- if the Sametime server and the Lotus iNotes server both use an LDAP directory other than Domino LDAP. Note You can further refine the way the name format is passed to the Sametime server for login and awareness using the NOTES.INI setting iNotes_WA_SametimeNameFormat, which will then override this configuration setting.
Disclaimer Text
Add disclaimer notice to mail memo	Select one: Disabled - No disclaimer text will display At the top - To display disclaimer text at the top of Lotus iNotes mail messages At the bottom - (default) To display disclaimer text at the bottom of Lotus iNotes mail messages
Disclaimer text or HTML	Type the disclaimer text you want to display (in HTML format) on all Lotus iNotes mail messages.
Offline
Encrypt offline mail databases	Enable to allow users to encrypt their offline mail databases for security. If you enable encryption, complete the next two fields to set the encryption level. Default is disabled.
Offline database encryption level	Choose one: Simple - provides protection against casual snooping. Medium - provides the right balance among security, strength, and fast database access. Probably the right choice for most users. Strong - when security requirements are paramount, and the resulting database access performance is acceptable.
Allow user to choose an encryption level	This setting, when enabled, overrides the administrator-specified encryption level and allows users to choose their own encryption level.
Allow user to go offline	Enable (default) to turn on the "Work Offline" feature in the Lotus iNotes client. Disable this option to prevent users from using Lotus iNotes offline, disconnected from the network.
Only sync documents modified in the last x days.	Enable and then enter a number to set how many days worth of documents to replicate (default is 90). Documents older than those specified are removed from the local replica. Users can reset this for each offline subscription file using the Domino Sync Manager. Default is disabled.
Limit document attachments during sync	Enable this setting to limit the size of attachments during sync. When set, attachments greater than 100 KB are truncated (stripped from the document) during replication. Default is disabled.
Security Settings	Enable this setting so that the user's offline Internet password remains synchronized with their online Internet password. This setting works only when the Offline Configuration document Security Settings field "Keep Internet Password Synchronized" is enabled.
International
Alternate name support	Enable (default) to allow Lotus iNotes users to display alternate names in a native language. Disable to prevent Lotus iNotes from displaying alternate user names in a native language. When disabled, users see alternate names in English only.
Preferred alternate name language	This setting overrides the preferred language for an alternate name in user preferences. Pick from a list to select the default alternate name language. Default is English.
Allow user to choose alternate name display	Enable to let users choose the preferred language for an alternate name. Disable (default) to prevent users from controlling alternate name support.
Start Up View
Allow user to select default active view	Enable (default) to allow users to select a default active view.
When opening Lotus Domino Web Access, open to	Select the view that displays when the user logs on to Lotus iNotes.
Browser Cache Management
Browser Cache Management	Enable (default) to install Browser Cache Management.
Automatically install Browser Cache Management	Enable to automatically install Browser Cache Management the first time a user accesses Lotus iNotes from a machine that does not have it installed. If not set, the user can install it on their own from user preferences, but is not required to install it. Default is disabled.
Default cache scrubbing level	Set the automatic cache clearing level for the Lotus iNotes server. Type a number from 1-5 where: 0 - Deletes the caches including personal information related to the mail database. 1 - Deletes all URLs that begin with the mail file path. 2 - Deletes all URLs in the cache that originate from the server hostname, except for URLs that contain /iNotes/FORMS85.NSF, the current forms file (or /iNotes/FORMS8.NSF, /iNotes/Forms7.nsf, or iNotes/Forms6.nsf). 3 - Deletes all URLs in the cache that originate from the server hostname. 4 - Deletes all URL s in the cache except for URLs that contain /iNotes/FORMS85.NSF, the current forms file (/iNotes/FORMS8.NSF, /iNotes/Forms7.nsf, or iNotes/Forms6.nsf). 5 - Deletes all URL s in the cache.
Clear history when browser window is closed	Enable to clear the browser history when the window is closed. Prevents access to previously displayed pages by unauthorized users. Default is disabled.
Disallow attachments if not installed	Enable to prevent users from adding or accessing attachments in e-mail if Browser Cache Management is not installed. Default is disabled. Using this setting prevents users who have not installed Browser Cache Management from accessing or copying sensitive information in an attachment at an unsecured workstation.
Maintain static code archive between sessions	Enable (default) to move static Lotus iNotes design entries from the cache to a local folder on the machine so that they can be restored to the browser cache when the browser is started again.
Other Settings
Archiving on server	Enable (default) to allow users to create archives of their mail files on the server. Disable to prevent creation of mail archives and save disk space on the server.
Full-text indexing	Enable (default) to allow users to create a full-text index of their mail, calendar, and task entries on the server. Disable to prevent creation of full-text indexes to save disk space on the server and improve performance.
Modification of Internet password	Enable (default) to allow users to change their Internet password.
Calendar printing	Enable (default) to allow users to print various calendar formats, including DayRunner, Franklin Planner, and Trifold. Calendar printing uses the PDF format from Adobe Acrobat. Disable to prevent users from printing Calendar formats using PDF.
Lotus iNotes ActiveX file attachment utility	Enable (default) to allow users to use the custom file upload utility to drag-and-drop file attachments, select files easily, and have multiple file views. Disable to allow users to use the standard browser file upload utility.
Compress HTTP response data	Enable (default) to turn on GZIP compression. Disable if the browser used does not support GZIP compression.
Rooms and Resources	Enable (default) to allow access to room and resource database when scheduling meetings.
Reuse Child Windows	Enable to enforce this feature globally for all users. If disabled (the default) users can enable this feature via user preferences.
Local Archiving	Enable to allow users to archive locally to their own system.