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How to uninstall IBM Lotus Notes client from the Macintosh on OS X

You can uninstall IBM® Lotus® Notes® by dragging Notes.app from /Applications to the trash. This preserves user data. You can also uninstall Notes using the uninstaller application supplied with the Notes install media. This preserves user data as well. You can also uninstall Notes by dragging the following items to the Apple® Mac OS X® [...]


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Lotus Notes Traveler Setup on iPhone

Setting Up Lotus Notes Traveler on your iPhone This tutorial will walk you through how to set up Lotus Notes Travel on your iPhone, to allow you to have your Lotus Domino server account sync native eMail, iCal, and AddressBook apps on your iPhone. Prerequisites for setting up Lotus Notes Traveler In order to set [...]


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Creating an easy to deploy SSL certificate in PEM format

When ordering a secure certificate, most often one has to deal with the following files: certificate key file (aka private key): .key certificate request file: .csr primary certificate file (issued by the CA): .crt certificate chain (aka intermediate certificate, or sf bundle): sf_bundle.crt As a result, when deploying to a web server, it is necessary [...]


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Domino 8.5 SSL Key Import Into Keyring File

Domino Server SSL Key Import By default, the SSL key order process in the Domino Administrator assumes that only single domain certificates are used. Hence, when you have a multi domain UCC or a wildcard certificate, it has to be loaded into the keyring (a.k.a. kyr file) outside of the Domino Administrator. The basic overview [...]


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Verifying SSL Certificates

Problem You have a few SSL cert files on your server, but you are not sure which one is the newest, or the right cert to use. Solution Look at the contents of a CSR openssl req -noout -text -in [domain_name].csr Where [domain_name].csr is the name of the CSR file. Look at the contents of [...]


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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 25 Trying xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx… Connected to smtp-server.smtpdomain.com. Escape character is ‘^]’. 220 smtp-server.smtpdomain.com plus some other [...]


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Migrating Data Between DB2 Servers

DB2 Support for Data Migration When it is time to upgrade from DB2 on Intel to DB2 on Power for example, taking a backup/restore approach isn’t possible as DB2′s backups are platform dependent. The solution is to use a DB2 command called db2move. Basics of db2move db2move allows to export data from DB2 at different [...]


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NetApp downgrade firmware

Downgrading firmware on a NetApp SAN If you have just reclaimed a shelf from a NetApp SAN that you would like to use with an older head, you will notice that the drives are not recognized. This is due the the fact that DataOntap upgrades the drives automatically when you plug them in to an [...]


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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 is needed, typically the IP address needs to be changed, as well as the default [...]


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Online fax service with SSL API

Problem You need to create an online application that is capable of sending a FAX securely (PCI, HIPAA or other compliance). Solution After trying trustfax and eFax, neither of which has a secure API, Ralph found that Metro Fax has a SSL API for developers and the cost is reasonable. The following SDK as well [...]


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