After installing and configuring IBM® Notes® and enabling IBM iNotes®, there are several tasks
you as an administrator can perform to enable users to get up and
running with iNotes.
Perform these tasks in the order they are presented:
Installing and setting up iNotes
When you install the IBM Domino® server, all the infrastructure
is put in place for IBM iNotes.
During the server setup process of the Domino server installation
process, be sure to choose Web Browsers (HTTP Web services) to
enable iNotes features
and functionality and register users with the Mail (R85) (MAIL85.NTF)
mail template.
Setting up iNotes on a server IBM iNotes provides IBM Notes users with browser-based
access to Notes mail,
as well as Notes calendar
and scheduling features. Using iNotes, a user can send and
receive mail, view the calendar, invite people to meetings, create
to do lists, keep a notebook, and work off line.
Using Domino Off-Line Services (DOLS) and iNotes
To provide IBM iNotes users
with the ability to work off line, enable IBM Domino Off-Line Services (DOLS)
when you set up the server. DOLS enables users to work off line, disconnected
from a network, and provides many replication features that IBM Notes users expect when working
in the Notes client.
Registering iNotes users
When registering IBM iNotes users,
select iNotes for your
mail system, and the MAIL85.NTF mail template.
This template contains mail template support for both the iNotes client and the IBM Notes client.
Providing a log-on URL for iNotes users
After registering your new IBM iNotes users, you need to provide
them with information they need to access their mail files.
Using an HTTP-proxy servlet to restrict URLs to external servers
For IBM iNotes features
that send requests either to external servers for external calendar
overlays or to Web services (IBM Quickr® integration),
you must configure an HTTP-proxy servlet to intercept calls and retrieve
information from a remote site.
Using realm documents in iNotes
To resolve the issue of multiple login requests, create
realm documents to map access from other paths to the root path.
Using iNotes Redirect to access mail in iNotes IBM iNotes users
can access their mail files using iNotes Redirect. With iNotes Redirect, users do
not need to know the name of their mail file and mail server, they
need only know the name of the iNotes Redirect server. iNotes Redirect uses IBM Domino authentication methods
to redirect a user's browser to their mail file based on their user
name and password.
Setting up archiving using policies and configuration settings
You can use configuration settings or policy settings,
or a combination of both to set up archiving for IBM iNotes. You can determine how
and where users can archive, and whether archive preferences are available
to users in the iNotes client.
Allowing pass-through of HTML
In IBM iNotes, pass-through
HTML enclosed within brackets is disabled by default. To allow this
pass-through HTML style, use the notes.ini file
setting iNotes_WA_AllowPassThruHtml=1. The default
value is 0.