Search DominoPower's 10,675 Lotus-related article archive 
Home
EasyPrint
News details Click here for the RSS feed's XML code. This is not a browser URL.
Articles-only Click here for the RSS feed's XML code. This is not a browser URL.
Twitter Feed Click here for the Twitter feed.
THIS WEEK'S POWERTIP
Quick guide to using the Microsoft Outlook 2002 Connector with a Domino server
By Dan Velasco

Do you ever wonder how the other half lives? Have you secretly wanted to try Microsoft Outlook 2002 but your mail lives on a Domino server? Well wonder no more. You can now easily access your Domino mail database from Microsoft Outlook by simply downloading and installing a free connector from Microsoft (yes, I said Microsoft) called the Microsoft Outlook 2002 Connector.

I wrote about the Microsoft Outlook 2002 Connector shortly after it was released late last year, but it wasn't until recently that I started using it on a daily basis. It was part of an effort on my part to have all of my email accounts in one easily accessible location. While I do like Notes, using multiple email accounts with it is not one of its strong suits. Aside from the difficulty of having to set up and switch location documents, I've had difficulty using my POP3 account with Notes. Also, there's not an option to connect to an HTML mail server like Hotmail.

Here are two links to get you started with the Microsoft Outlook 2002 Connector. Download the Microsoft Outlook 2002 Connector at http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2002/olconn.aspx.

For the article "Deploying Microsoft Outlook 2002 Connector," visit http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/xp/journ/outxpcon.htm.

I was surprised at how easy it was to install and use the Microsoft Outlook 2002 Connector. However, one thing that was a little bit of a pain and continues to be an annoyance, is how it works with Notes location documents. Admittedly, this is a "feature" of Notes and not a flaw with the Connector, but it can cause problems. First of all, you should have Notes installed and properly configured to access your mail file on the Domino server before you install the connector. Also, you need to make sure that Notes is set up to use the proper location document which points to the mail file you want to use. This is where I ran into difficulty, since I use several location document configurations to access different Domino domains.

The first thing you need to do after installing the Connector is to create an email account in Outlook as usual by going to Tools-->Email Accounts and then choosing the "Add a new email account" option. Select "Additional Server Types" and then follow the instructions to activate the Connector. Note that before doing this, as mentioned above, you need to make sure your Notes client is pointing to the correct location document. Also, you'll need to make sure Notes is pointing to the correct location document every time you start Outlook 2002 and start the Connector. Otherwise you'll get an error, and it won't connect to your Domino mail server correctly.


1  ·  2  ·  Next »
Other articles you might like
Home > Strategies > Email Management (60 articles)
   Using the Notes Client with Gmail
   Using the Notes client with Hotmail (or not)
   Is English-only a viable mail management strategy?
Home > Microsoft Technologies > Office (6 articles)
   How to easily connect Notes and Microsoft Office
   Integrating Domino with Office 2000 via XML
   How to query Domino from within Excel
Home > Lotus Technologies > Domino (69 articles)
   Centralised email encryption at the Domino server level
   Getting the Domino server time with @Now
   When the email flood inundates the Domino Server
Get Weekly Email Updates
Subscribe to our regular weekly email newsletter. It's packed with tips, reviews, deep analysis, and the latest news.
 
Recent DominoPower Articles
What to look for in a Domino-based document management solution
Understanding Domino.doc end-of-life options
When the debugger won't debug hidden code that isn't hidden
What to do if the LotusScript debugger won't single-step over code
Top 10 ways to launch and build a Lotus consulting practice (with a little help from the Beatles)
Troubleshooting an OpenSuse Notes install
Incident report: denial of service attack against ConnectedPhotographer.com
Latest Lotus Headlines
SnTT - Enabling ALL the bells and whistles!
Tivoli Data protection causes Domino to crash
Fun when running DB2 CLP scripts
Introducing Flippr, the easy way to admin Quickr
DXL and fake security
Using search forms in IBM Workplace Collaborative Learning 2.7
Schmidt, Freed, and Gering on the OVF Toolkit
>> Read all the news
More from the ZATZ journals
Computing Unplugged: Eight steps to successful and reliable home backups
David Gewirtz Online: CNN commentary and analysis
OutlookPower: Can Outlook run when it's not running (and other mysteries)?
-- Advertisement --

AUTOMATE LOTUS NOTES USER ID MANAGEMENT
ID Manager 4.5 from HELP Software provides a new level of automaton for managing Lotus Notes IDs. ID Manager lets Lotus Notes administrators get out of the business of creating and managing user IDs. Use our ROI calculator to see how quickly ID Manager will pay for itself.

Learn more about HELP Software products
-- Advertisement --

Integrate your Notes Applications with Microsoft Office and Symphony
Integra for Notes Integrates Microsoft Office and/or IBM Lotus Symphony
Requires NO change to the design of the appliation or Installations of DLL's and EXE's
  • Integra is a ready to use solution, enhance static reports with Excel data analysis, pivot tables, macros
  • User friendly aproach, using a point and click access to features
  • Reports from any Lotus Notes databases
  • Runs reports through a Notes client, web browser and scheduled basis
  • Allows use of LotusScript for advanced data manipulation
  • Enables self service reporting capabilities to end-users


Learn more at www.integra4notes.com.
ZATZ Home  ·  News  ·  Back Issues  ·  Credits/Trademarks ·  Link To Us
Copyright © 1998-2009, ZATZ Publishing. All rights reserved worldwide.
Editor's Login