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IBM Domino and Lotus Notes tips and tricks

SMTP Server Testing with Authentication

Problem You need to test manually an SMTP server that requires authentication. Solution The text you need to enter into a DOS or Unix command line is in typewriter typeface. Responses from the server are shown in italic. telnet smtp-server.smtpdomain.com … Continue reading

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Restarting SMTP Service on a Domino Server

Stopping and starting a Domino Server’s SMTP service Domino Server Settings After updating mail routing settings on a Domino Server, typically the SMTP service needs to be restarted. The best way to do this operation is from the Domino Server … Continue reading

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Lotus Domino DNS Timeout Issue

Domino Server causes intermittent email bouncing On a Domino Server to 8.5FP1 After upgrading a Domino Server to 8.5FP1 we noticed intermittent email bouncing even though the emails were correctly delivered to the email server. The server response was: 451 … Continue reading

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NetApp route add default gateway

NetApp SAN default gateway setup DataOntap is a FreeBSD based operating system built by NetApp. However, most of the command line interface commands differ from the usual FreeBSD commands. When a new NetApp installation is performed, or a NetApp migration … Continue reading

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Lotus Protector for Mail Security

Enterprise Class Email Protection If you need to go beyond classic SPAM and Virus filtering for your IBM Domino environment, we recommend you take a look at Lotus Protector for Mail Security. Starting at only $29.50 one time license fee … Continue reading

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How to clear the IBM Lotus Domino server's dns cache

Problem When the domino server caches an MX record, and that record changes, it may take time before the cache is refreshed. In some instances it is desirable to have the DNS cache refreshed on demand. Solution On the Domino … Continue reading

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Install Lotus Notes 8.5.1 on SLED 11

Problem When trying to install Lotus Notes 8.5.1 on SLED (Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop), the following error occurs: error: Failed dependencies: libgnomeprint-2-2.so.0 is needed by ibm_lotus_notes-8.5.1-20090929.1223.i586 libgnomeprintui-2-2.so.0 is needed by ibm_lotus_notes-8.5.1-20090929.1223.i586 This is due to the fact that Notes is … Continue reading

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IBM Domino SSL Keyring File access error when using SMTP TLS

Problem When using SMTP TLS, the IBM Domino server shows the following error in the log file: SSL Error: Keyring File access error Solution When engaging the STARTTLS command, the Domino server looks in the default location for the Keyring … Continue reading

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LDAP Authentication with IBM Domino Server 8.5.1

Problem When using a complex email infrastructure, multiple email servers are involved usually. The core servers typically take care of managing the data that users access in their day to day activities. Other servers can be used for SPAM/Virus filtering, … Continue reading

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NFS Locking Problem on Net App connected IBM Domino Server 8.5

Problem One of our IBM Domino servers all of a sudden decided that it couldn’t get an exclusive lock on its database files any longer. The databases happened to be on a NetApp head, and even after rebooting the server, … Continue reading

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