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Lotus Mail Release 4.51
For AS/400 Client Access for Windows 95/NT
==========================================
(c) Copyright 1997 by Lotus Development Corporation. All rights reserved.
Lotus is a registered trademark and Lotus Mail is a trademark of Lotus
Development Corporation. Other product and company names mentioned herein
may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Lotus Mail Release 4.51 has features designed specifically for Client
Access for Windows 95/NT, V3R1M2 or later. It is a replacement for
cc:Mail for the Internet.
This file, README.400, contains important late-breaking information
that is not included in other documentation. This information applies
to Lotus Mail when being used with Client Access for Windows 95/NT.
For information about using Lotus (R) Mail Release 4.51 with Microsoft
Internet Explorer, see the readme.txt file in the Browsers directory.
For information on Lotus products, go to www.lotus.com.
Table of Contents
=================
What's New in Release 4.51
System Requirements
Installing Lotus Mail
Known Problems and Workarounds
Compatibility Issues
Uninstalling and Reinstalling Lotus Mail
Documentation Updates
Lotus Mail Support Services
References
What's New in Release 4.51
==========================
Connecting to your Mail Server
------------------------------
. You can now connect to your mail server directly from your Mailbox by
clicking the Deliver Mail button.
LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) Support
----------------------------------------------------
. You can install Internet Directory Access (LDAP) when you install Lotus
Mail. With Internet Directory Access, you can find many Internet
e-mail addresses outside your organization.
Microsoft Internet Explorer Integration
---------------------------------------
. You can use Lotus Mail as your messaging program with Internet
Explorer. See the readme.txt file in the Browsers directory.
General
-------
. You can run Lotus Mail Release 4.51 on Windows NT 4.0 as well as
Windows 95.
. You can install cc:Mail Release 8 for Windows and Lotus Mail on the
same computer, but do not run them at the same time.
. You can search in more than one folder or local archive with a
single search.
. You can search for an attachment if you know its file name or part of
its file name.
. You can print a message with or without attachments.
. You can edit a message in the Outbox the same way you edit a message
in the Drafts folder.
System Requirements
===================
Lotus Mail Release 4.51 and Client Access for Windows 95/NT run on
Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0. To run Lotus Mail, you need the
following hardware:
. For Windows 95
An 80486 computer with at least 12MB of RAM (16MB recommended).
. For Windows NT
An 80486 computer with at least 16MB of RAM.
For NT 4.0, use Service Pack 1 or higher.
. For all systems
Client Access for Windows 95/NT, version V3R1M2 or above,
installed before Lotus Mail is installed. Only the base support
of Client Access need be installed to use Lotus Mail.
A hard disk with at least 27MB of free space to install and run
Lotus Mail. Additional disk space is required to install other
components, if these components are not already installed on your
computer.
NOTE With a faster computer, more RAM, and more disk space, you'll
experience better performance.
Installing Lotus Mail
=====================
For instructions on how to install and Lotus Mail, see the Lotus
Mail Release 4.51 Installation and Setup Card for Client Access, or
see the E-Mail chapter in the "Client Access for Windows 95/NT Setup"
manual (SC41-3512). The NOTES section below contains updates to the
Setup manual instructions.
For instructions on how to configure the AS/400 as a POP server, see
the E-Mail chapter in the Client Access for Windows 95/NT Setup manual
(SC41-3512). Or, for more details, see the SMTP and POP chapters in
the TCP/IP Configuration and Reference Manual (SC41-3420).
CAUTIONS!
. DO NOT install cc:Mail Release 7 for Windows and Lotus Mail on the same
computer. Before you install Lotus Mail, uninstall cc:Mail Release 7
from your computer or upgrade to cc:Mail Release 8.
. AS/400 Client Access for Windows 95/NT must be installed before
Lotus Mail is installed.
. When asked, "How will you connect to the Internet?", select
"Computer network (LAN)" even if you plan to use a telephone line
connection through Client Access. All Dial-Up connections will
be managed through Client Access, Lotus Mail.
. Your Lotus Mail profile password (the password you enter when you log
in to Lotus Mail) cannot be longer than 10 characters. If you enter a
longer password, you will not be able to change it later.
. Do not use the same user profile in cc:Mail Release 8 for Windows
and Lotus Mail. All profiles on your computer will be available in
every MAPI-compliant mail program that you use, so you should create
different profiles (with different login names) for different
programs.
NOTES
. When you install on a drive other than C:, the \Lotus\Compnent
directory might be installed on the C: drive.
. When you install Lotus Mail in a directory other than the default
directory, a generic program icon appears instead of the Lotus Mail
icon. To change to the correct icon, right-click the generic icon,
choose change icon, and select the Lotus Mail icon.
. Client Access for Windows 95/NT Setup manual (SC41-3512) updates
for Lotus Mail:
- The client program name has changed from "cc:Mail for the Internet"
to "Lotus Mail".
- SETUP.EXE is in the Disk1 folder of the CD or CD image.
- At the end of the installation, you must choose whether or not to
install Simple Internet Address Book Services (LDAP). This is an
address book separate from the Lotus Mail personal address book or
the AS/400 address book.
If you choose to install LDAP, click Next at the welcome screen.
At the Choose Directory Location screen, choose a destination
directory for the LDAP program files. Click Next.
- The default behavior of the AS/400 is to store SMTP address
information separate from the system distribution directory.
You can use the command WRKNAMSMTP option 1 or use the Work
Directory Entries (WRKDIRE) command. When using the WRKDIRE
command, select option 1 (ADD) or option 2 (CHANGE) and then
press F19 - Change name for SMTP to access SMTP address
information. See the TCP/IP Configuration and Reference,
SC41-3420, for further information.
. If you will be using an SNA Netsoft connection to the POP server,
you may have to add a new mode description for the POP server. Some
releases and upgrade paths of Client Access to not add it
automatically.
- Start the NetSoft Administrator utility in the Client Access
folder.
- Select a NS/Router icon.
- Select "Object - Properties" from the menu.
- Click the "Common" tab to bring the "Common" page to the front.
- On the "Common" page, click "Advanced Properties."
- Click the "Modes" tab to bring the "Modes" page to the front.
- If the QPOPSRVR mode is listed, you do not have to make any
changes and can dismiss the properties windows. Otherwise,
continue following the instructions below.
- Click "Add Mode."
- Type in the following values on "Add Mode":
Mode Name: QPOPSRVR
Maximum RU Size: 1024
Minimum RU Size: 256
Receive Pacing Limit: 7
Session Limit: 32
NOTE: You must disconnect and shutdown the netsoft
connection to make changes to the configuration.
- Click "OK" on the "Add Mode" window.
- Click "OK" on the Advanced Properties window.
- Click "OK" on the Properties window.
Known Problems and Workarounds
==============================
SNA Configuration
-----------------
. If your Client Access connection is made through Microsoft NT SNA
Server, the mode description QPOPSRVR must be configured on the NT
server. Refer to the Microsoft SNA Server Administration Guide
chapter 6, "Configuring LUs for APPC", for configuration
instructions. Don't forget to associate the mode with the local and
remote APPC LU pair.
. If your Client Access connection is made through Novell SAA, you
must be running Novell SAA version 2.2 or later. Earlier versions
of Novell SAA do not recognize user defined modes. Consult your
Novell SAA documentation for instructions on how to configure a mode
description of QPOPSRVR. Please contact Novell SAA Support for
further information.
Creating Profiles
-----------------
. When prompted for the first time to enter a Lotus Mail Login/Profile
name, type a new name. Do not choose IBM AS/400 or any other
profile that was not created for cc:Mail for the Internet or Lotus
Mail.
CAUTION!
DO NOT create a profile with the same name as an existing profile
plus a space at the beginning or the end of the profile name. You
might lose both profiles and your Lotus Mail messages.
. You must specify a Lotus Mail password when you create a profile.
This password cannot be longer than 10 characters. If you enter a
longer password, you will not be able to change the password later.
Note: Your Lotus Mail password which protects your personal mail
store is separate from your mail server password (i. e. your AS/400
signon password) which protects mail still on the mail server.
. When you create a profile for Lotus Mail using the Windows Mail
Control Panel, be sure that only "Lotus Mail (Internet Transport)" and
"Internet Directory Access" (if applicable) are selected.
. If you uninstall Internet Directory Access, any profiles that were
using the service will not work until you remove Internet Directory
service from the profile. To remove the service from a profile,
follow these steps:
1. Open the Mail Control Panel.
2. Click Show Profiles.
3. Select the profile from which you want to remove Internet
Directory service and click Properties.
4. Select Internet Directory Access, if it isn't already selected,
and click Remove.
5. Click OK and click Close to close the dialog boxes.
. Profiles that use the Lotus Mail message store and address book
support the features documented in Lotus Mail Help. Profiles that
use a different message store or address book do not support the
complete Lotus Mail features. For example, the Mailbox display and
the information in File - Tools - Services might be different.
Logging in to and Exiting from Lotus Mail
-----------------------------------------
. Wait a minute before restarting Lotus Mail after you exit; otherwise
Lotus Mail might exit unexpectedly.
. Either the rule engine or MAPI spooler might not shut down when you
exit from Lotus Mail. If this happens, press CTRL-ALT-DEL to display
the task list, select RULEENG or MAPISP32, and then select End Task.
Connecting to and Disconnecting from your Mail Server
-----------------------------------------------------
. When you do not specify "Offline" but your computer is not
connected to your mail server (via modem or network), Lotus Mail
tries to connect for the length of time specified in Connection
Timeout and you cannot cancel this process. When you are not
connected to your mail server, deselect the Connect at startup option.
. SNA-connected users may get the error message "Unable to logon to
mail server (6,12) Server refused connection (8,0)" the first time
they try to connect to the mail server. It frequently is caused by
the mode description QPOPSRVR missing. See "Installing Lotus Mail"
above for the steps to add the mode description.
Creating Attachments
--------------------
. You cannot rename an attachment; it will revert to its original
name. You can save the file under a new name before you attach it.
Reading Messages
----------------
. When you receive a message with an attachment from a UNIX-based mail
client, the file extensions are truncated to 3 characters (for
example, .cshrc becomes .csh).
. When you receive a message sent from Eudora Pro for the Macintosh and
there are at least two attachments including a signature file, the
signature appears in an attachment called TEMP.TXT.
. Lotus Mail does not support uuencode or uudecode. You can save
uuencoded information as a separate file and run the file using a
uudecode program.
. If you try to save an attachment and see the message "Can't save this
file. Error 0," you do not have enough disk space to store this file.
Free up space on the disk, and then try again.
. Be sure the system values QDATE, QTIME and QUTCOFFSET on the AS/400
are set properly. Otherwise, notes exchanged between POP3 and
OfficeVision may have the incorrect date or time.
. Leaving messages on the mail server is not supported with Client
Access for Windows 95/NT version 3.
. OfficeVision/400 users using the default configuration are unable to
view the rightmost portions of lines when line lengths are over 73
characters. See lotus notes document 8035141: "Text formatting
questions regarding cc:Mail, MAPI, POP3 and OV/400". This is
available via IBM Supportline or on web at
"http://www.as400service.ibm.com/".
Addressing Messages
-------------------
. If you add recipients to messages and notice that names are
duplicated, your Address box pane is too small. Increase the size of
the pane by dragging the message body pane separator down with the
mouse, and try again.
. The name of the IBM AS/400 address book appears as a blank selection
on the Quick Addressing preferences with Client Access for Windows
95/NT version 3.
. It is recommended that the IBM AS/400 Address Book not be used with
quick addressing. It does not have the sub-second response time
which makes quick addressing practical.
. The address book used for quick addressing must be the first address
book in the "check names" list. To view or modify the "check names"
list, open the Control Panel, open the "Mail" icon, and select the
"Addressing" tab. The check names list is at the bottom of the
panel.
Addressing Messages with Internet Directory Access (LDAP)
---------------------------------------------------------
. When you add Internet Directory Access to your profile, the Internet
Directory is automatically displayed first when you look up an
address. To display your Lotus Mail Personal Address Book first, open
the Mail Control Panel, click the Addressing tab, enter your password,
and choose Lotus Mail Personal Address Book from the list under "Show
this address book first."
When you address a message, if Lotus Mail can't find the address in
your Lotus Mail Personal Address Book, it searches the Internet
Directory. To avoid searching the Internet Directory, open the Mail
Control Panel, click the Addressing tab, and remove the Internet Directory
entry under "When sending mail, check names using these address lists
in the following order."
. When you look up addresses in an Internet Directory, the directory
controls the timeout setting and how many entries are displayed. The
timeout setting might be different from your Lotus Mail timeout setting.
. When you search for addresses on very large Internet Directories, you
might need to wait a few minutes for your results.
Using the Outbox
----------------
. Lotus Mail might display the message, "There are unsent messages in
your Outbox. Do you want to connect now and send them?" when there are
no messages to send. If this happens often, you can select the option not
to display this message again.
Creating Stationery
-------------------
. Don't include the ampersand (&) when you name stationery.
Using Views
-----------
. When you change the way you sort a view, you must wait until Lotus
Mail is finished sorting your messages. You cannot cancel a sort.
. You can't move messages from the Inbox to the Windows desktop;
copy them instead.
Searching
---------
. Lotus Mail doesn't display a busy cursor when preparing to display
the results of a multi-folder search. Wait a few minutes for the
search to finish. If you click the Search button more than once, your
search results will not become available any sooner and you will open
multiple search results windows.
Printing
--------
. When you print a list of messages, a dot is printed in place of the
urgent (!) or attachment (paperclip) symbol.
Computer Maintenance
--------------------
. Like most Windows products, Lotus Mail makes use of the Windows\Temp
directory. Sometimes Lotus Mail fails to delete temporary directories and
files that are no longer needed. Check your Temp directory occasionally
for directories that have names similar to "00000001.CCT" and files that
have names similar to "DF00.TMP" and delete them.
. If you create an invalid TEMP environment variable, Lotus Mail runs
very slowly.
Compatibility Issues
====================
Using Microsoft Internet Explorer
---------------------------------
. For information about using Lotus Mail Release 4.51 with Microsoft
Internet Explorer, see the readme.txt file in the Browsers directory.
Using Send Mail and SendTo
--------------------------
. File - Send Mail in mail-enabled applications is not supported in this
release; however, SendTo from the desktop is supported.
Using SmartSuite
----------------
. When you send a TeamMail message from a SmartSuite 96 application,
the application exits unexpectedly. However, your message is sent.
Restart your Smartsuite 96 application.
NOTE This problem does not occur when using TeamMail from
SmartSuite 97 applications.
. You can use TeamMail (a feature in Lotus WordPro, Lotus Freelance
Graphics, and Lotus Approach) with Lotus Mail when no VIM-compliant
mailer, such as Lotus Notes or cc:Mail Release 8, is installed on your
computer.
If a VIM-compliant mailer is installed on your computer and you want
to use TeamMail with Lotus Mail, you must make a few changes to your
Windows registry and to WIN.INI.
- To change the Windows registry, start REGEDIT.EXE in your Windows 95
or NT 4.0 directory (REGEDT32.EXE in your Windows NT 3.51 directory).
Open the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lotus\Components\TeamMail
folder, double-click and then delete the "KeyPath" and
"Application" values.
- To change the WIN.INI file, double-click WINI.INI in your Windows
directory and delete the "Application" and "Program" lines from
the [LotusMail] section.
. When you use TeamMail and send the file as an attachment, the
attachment might use an incorrect name. In 1-2-3 and Word Pro, the
proper file extension is included so the file can be launched.
. When you use TeamMail, you cannot address to a friendly name. You must
use the actual Internet address.
. TeamMail messages might occasionally indicate that they are corrupted.
If this happens, send the message again.
Using Microsoft Outlook
-----------------------
. You cannot use your Lotus Mail profile(s) with Outlook. You must
create a profile for Outlook and change the default profile in
Outlook to point to this profile.
Using Novell NetWare
--------------------
. DO NOT install Lotus Mail to a NetWare directory that does not support
long file names.
Uninstalling and Reinstalling Lotus Mail
========================================
. If you need to reinstall Lotus Mail, you should uninstall it first.
If you uninstall Lotus Mail, you must also uninstall Internet Directory
Access (LDAP).
. If you are uninstalling both Lotus Mail and cc:Mail Release 8 for
Windows, uninstall Release 8 first. Otherwise, you might not be able
to uninstall Release 8.
. Your Mailbox, profile(s), and some Windows registry information
remain on your system after you uninstall Lotus Mail.
The Windows Uninstall utility does not remove all Lotus Mail registry
information. If you plan to reinstall Lotus Mail, and you prefer a clean
reinstallation, delete the following Lotus Mail registry items in addition
to using the Windows Uninstall utility. This is optional; you can
reinstall without deleting these items.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SOFTWARE
\Lotus
*\Components
CAUTION!
Do not remove any items under Components if you have other Lotus
applications, such as Notes, installed on your computer.
Documentation Updates
=====================
Help update
-----------
. The "Internet" entry in your Lotus Mail Address Book is reserved for
use by Lotus Mail. Do not address messages to "Internet."
Lotus Mail Support Services
===========================
AS/400 customers should first refer to the Service Insert in the
shrinkwrap package.
To contact Lotus Support Services, use the following methods:
. Access the Bulletin Board Service (BBS) at 415-691-0401.
. Access the FTP server at ftp.support.lotus.com.
Enter the user name "anonymous" and use your own Internet address
as the password.
. Go to http://www.lotus.com on the World Wide Web.
. Request a document from the ReQuest Fax number by calling
800-346-3508.
. Call Support Services at 415-966-4900.
References
==========
. AS/400 Client Access for Windows 95/NT Setup manual, SC41-3512.
. On-line Client Access User's Guide.
. Lotus Mail User's Guide
. Lotus Mail Quick Reference
. Lotus Mail Installation and Setup Card for Client Access
. Informational APAR II09716 with new information as it becomes
available.
. TCP/IP Configuration and Reference Manual, SC41-3420.