• For HCL Notes/Domino version 11 and later: KB0037886 - What is the impact to JVM support in Notes/Domino with Oracle's announcement to charge?
• For IBM Notes/Domino version 9 and 10: IBM FAQ to Oracle’s Java Products Commercial Licensing
• AdoptOpenJDK statement on Oracle's support announcement

• MacOS : old versions of the IBM Notes Client before(!) 9.0.1 IF17 did not include any Java runtime. Customers may have manually installed a JVM, e.g. the Oracle runtime.
  Starting with Notes Client 9.0.1 IF17 the product includes the IBM Java runtime. Customers are encouraged to upgrade to a more current version of the HCL Notes Client for MacOS.
• IBMi (=iSeries) : HCL Domino will use the version provided by the platform.
• HCL Client for Application Access (HCAA), formerly known as IBM Client for Application Access (ICAA), does not provide a Java VM, it uses a JVM that you choose to install yourself.
  Only for acessing Domino applications that are running Java code >in< the HCAA client, a JVM needs to be provided.

• OpenJDK is a free and open-source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE), it is a Java Development Kit (JDK)
• OpenJ9 is a java virtual machine (JVM), contributed to the Eclipse project by IBM
• AdoptOpenJDK was a project for producing vendor neutral builds of OpenJDK
• AdoptOpenJDK merged into Eclipse Adoptium, to provide a prebuilt OpenJDK, that release is now named Temurin
  With this move, Adoptium is, according to them, is not allowed to release OpenJ9-based or GraalVM-based runtimes
• IBM comes to the rescue and provides OpenJ9 builds at no charge as the IBM Semeru runtime which includes the OpenJ9 Java VM
• IBM Semeru comes in two flavours:
  a) IBM Semeru Runtime Open Edition, which is open source (GPLv2) licensed and is not TCK (Technology Compatibility Kit) certified
  b) IBM Semeru Runtime Certified Edition, which is Java TCK-certified
• Former "IBM Java" has been moved into IBM Semeru Runtime Certified Edition at Java version 11
• HCL Notes and Domino are using IBM Semeru Open Edition.

• AdoptOpenJDK statement on Oracle's support announcement
• KB0037886 - What is the impact to JVM support in Notes/Domino with Oracle's announcement to charge?
• IBM FAQ to Oracle’s Java Products Commercial Licensing
• KB0073999 - Interim Fixes & JVM patches for 9.0.1.x versions of IBM Notes/Domino & add-ons
• IBM Semeru Runtime vulnerabilities

• HCL Notes 12.0.2 and 12.0.2 Fix Pack 1 System Requirements
• HCL Domino 12.0.2 and 12.0.2 Fix Pack 1 System Requirements

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• HCL software download / Flexnet
  https://hclsoftware.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operationsportal/startPage.do

• Flexnet Downloads
• Webinar : Explore the HCL Domino v12 Beta Program

• Notes 11.0.1
• Notes 10.0.x
• Notes 9.0.1
• Notes 8.5.x

• Notes 11.0.1 FP2 IF1
• HCL Technote KB0086175
• Per Henrik Lausten's Tweet: https://twitter.com/perlausten/status/1345069075060432897
• Jak na SW by Martin Hansgut : http://www.jaknasw.cz/chybejici-datum-vytvoreni-info-dokumentu/
• Daniel Nashed https://blog.nashcom.de/nashcomblog.nsf/dx/y2k21-notes-property-box-created-date-is-empty.htm
• Ytria ScanEZ https://www.ytria.com/ezsuite/scanez

• Notes 10.0.1 Fix Pack 6 System Requirements
• Domino 10.0.1 Fix Pack 6 System Requirements

• EnableUsingAppDataForRoaming=1
• EnableNSLUnderCitrix=1

• KB0027299 "Shared Logon failed with this ID" when attempting to log into Notes

• IBM Notes Client V10.0.1 is now including Panagenda MarvelClient
• IBM Notes Client V10.0.1 for Mac, including an embedded IBM JVM which is important due to FAQ on Oracle Java Licensing
• IBM Domino AppDev Pack 1.0 is released (eGA), earlier it was a beta version only
• IBM Verse 1.0.6, which btw can now import *.ics files.

• IBM FAQ to Oracle’s Java Products Commercial Licensing
• IBMers can download from this internal site
• How to download IBM Notes 10.0.1 from Passport Advantage
• How to download IBM Domino 10.0.1 from Passport Advantage
• List of IBM Traveler fixes by release

• Take your iPad and navigate to https://ibm.biz/V10MobileApps,
  After providing registration details you will be redirected to Apples TestFlight page with further instructions
• Step 1 will prompt to Install TestFlight on your iPad
• and in Step 2 Join the Beta, click the button "Start Testing"
• 

• Domino Mobile Apps Beta Sign up form - ShortURL: https://ibm.biz/V10MobileApps
• Getting Started with IBM Domino Mobile Apps 1.0 Beta - Technote 10738139
• Ideas for improving Domino Mobile Apps go here
• Video: Highlights from the Domino V10 World Premiere in Frankfurt (see Extended Version )
• Oliver Busse - IBM Domino Mobile Apps Beta is available
• Daniel Nashed - Official IBM Domino Mobile Apps Beta finally started

• Martti Garden - IBM Connections 6.0 CR3

• Form “Memo”, Event "QueryOpenDocument", added the code shown below
• Form “Reply”, Event "QueryOpenDocument", added the code shown below
• Form “ReplyWithHistory”, Event "QueryOpenDocument", added the code shown below

Set doc = Source.document
If Source.isNewDoc Then
        '# don' t do anything, as this is a new document
Else
        If doc.GetItemValue("ReturnReceipt")(0) = "1"  And doc.HasItem ("DeliveredDate") Then
                If MessageBox ("The sender of this message has asked to be notified when you read this message." & Chr(13) & "Do you wish to notify the sender?", 36, "Send Return Receipt?") = 7 Then
                        Call doc.ReplaceItemValue ("ReturnReceipt", "0")
                        Call doc.Save(True, False, true)
                End if
        End If
End If

• What's new in IBM Notes Feature Pack 8
• What's new in IBM Domino 9.0.1 Feature Pack 8
• What's new in IBM Domino Designer Feature Pack 8

• Technote 1699618 - New Domino Directory Template with IBM Verse Security Settings tab
• IBM Connect 2016 Presentation 1129 Going Mobile with IBM Verse, by Rene Winkelmeyer & Stijn Van Herzele
• Technote 4005686 - NotesPeek 1.53 tool for viewing Notes databases

• Option Declare is your friend

• Upgrading the Notes client to a future version will most likely overwrite the file "populatedTemplate.txt", so all your customizations will be lost.
• Yes, it would be possible to deploy a custom discovery page from within the Notes client, but in my experience most enterprise environments have some sort of software distribution method for rolling out patches.

• Check your inventory! Are current servers available? Are they accessible? Are they placed in the network zone they are expected to be?
  See graphic above and verify positioning of:
  #1 = Domino Administrator Client
  #2 = On-Premises Mail Server
  #3 = On-Premises Directory Mail Server
  #4 = Passthru Server in DMZ
• Complete this table with data from your environment. Make its correct and complete.
• Configure your Firewall for inbound and outbound traffic.
  Check twice, and verify Firewall settings once again before claiming to be done. A mistake at this point will cause headaches later on.
• Make sure your passthru server is using the same root certificate as your HUB and MAIL server?
  Can the Admin client (see #1 in the graphic above) access the passthru server?
• Create a new OrgUnit based on your current Domino certificate. This certificate will be used later on for all your Domino servers in the cloud.
  Example: "/SCN/Company" or "/Cloud/SRV/Company"
• In your current environment, does your Global Domain Document meet those requirements?
• Make sure you still have the SmartCloud activation email available. The one that contains the SmartCloud activation link.
  Oh, and make sure the link has not expired.
• In the SmartCloud Notes account initial setup, did you choose "Hybrid Account" ?
  If not you need to request a full reset of your account by contacting support@collabserv.com
• Define a name prefix for your cloud mail servers. Choose a short but remarkable prefix and dont pick something too fancy.
  Example: **Cloud-**/SCN/Company
• Are you prepared to create new and modify existing DNS records for your company domain?
  Make sure you have control over your DNS records.

• Course: Hybrid IBM SmartCloud Notes
• Worksheet: Configuring the SmartCloud Notes Account Settings (PDF)
• Hagen Bauer - Checklist for SmartCloud Notes POC (German)
• IBM Connect 2015 - ID105 Extend Your Security Into the Cloud with IBM SmartCloud Notes

• IBM Lotus Notes 8 Recent Contacts and Type-ahead features: FAQs

• create a new mail and try to save it will correctly display this warning:
  

• Create a new mail will display this error message, but clicking OK allows to continue saving & sending the new mail.
  
  Notes.ini variables have been verified to be set correctly on the client
  Check_Quota_On_Mail_Create=1
  REPL_OBEYS_QUOTAS=1

• LO83693: Enforcing Quotas on new mail creation in local based mail files not reliably working in Notes 9.0.1

• Make sure you have the Notes.ini variable CHECK_QUOTA_ON_MAIL_CREATE set to 1
• Open another person's mail file, this will write the current date at the end of the Notes.ini variable DELEGATED_MAIL_FILEx
• Close your Notes client
• Change the date format of your operating system from DD.MM.YYYY to MM/DD/YYYY (or the other way around)
• Open the same other persons mail file again.

"Added an option to allow customers to override the "User Agent" value for Notes Client Feedreader. By default, Feed Reader authenticates itself as "MSIE 7.0" even on Linux and Mac.  
Customers can optionally add the following 2 lines to the /framework/rcp/plugin_customization.ini:
com.ibm.rcp.feedreader.providers/network.useragent.override=true
com.ibm.rcp.feedreader.providers/network.useragent=CUSTOMER SPECIFIED VALUE (<-replace CUSTOMER SPECIFIED VALUE with the value of your choosing)"

• Change the useragent string of the feed reader to anything else. (You can find a long list of user agents to choose from as part of a Firefox Plugin.)
  Modify the file /framework/rcp/plugin_customization.ini and add the following lines for testing
  com.ibm.rcp.feedreader.providers/network.useragent.override=true
  com.ibm.rcp.feedreader.providers/network.useragent=Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:25.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/25.0
• After successful testing, deploy this parameter to all users by using Desktop Policies / Managed Settings:
  

• Download the required dictionary files Passport Advantage
  Package is titled "IBM Notes XTAF Dictionaries V9.0", part numbers are :
  Mac=CIF0DML
  Linux=CIF6BML
  Windows=CIF0EML

• Extract the packages to a new temporary folder, once completed it should somewhat look like that:
  
• Now you would create one subfolder for each language and extract EACH of the ZIP files into its own folder, and unzip files one by one.
  If you dont like to do this yourself, just put the following batch file into the same folder and run it.
  unzipXTAFsites.cmd
  It will use 7zip (which you have installed hopefully) to unzip each file to its own subfolder
  
  Once completed you should have 23 subdirectories by now, each one should contain the following:
  
• Create a new NSF based Eclipse UpdateSite, a new one is recommended for not mixing up with other versions
  Make sure to set up a propper ACL, users should have read access only!
• Open the newly created database and use the button  to load each of the XTAF dictionaries into the Eclipse Update Site
  The result should look like this:
  

• If not already available, create a new Widget Catalog as described here
• In your Notes Client, start creating a Widget by clicking the icon "Getting Started with Widgets...."
  
• In the first dialog choose "Features and Plugins"
  
• Enter the URL for the update site.
  If you want the connection between the client and the server to use the Notes protocol, use "nrpc://" e.g.  "nrpc://your-servername/path/updatesitefilename.nsf/site.xml"
  if you want to use the HTTP protocol, use "http://" or "https://", e.g. "http://your-servername.domain.com/path/updatesitefilename.nsf/site.xml""
  Click on "Load" to see the list of available features to install.
  
• Select the language(s) you want to wrap into a widget, click Finish to create a widget.
  I do recommend one widget for each language, of course you can also wrap all at once into a single Widget or just use subset of available dictionaries.
  Note: You do not need to restart the Notes client when you are prompted.
• Within the Widget Sidebar of your Notes Client, choose the new widget and right-click it to publish the widget to the widget catalog
  
  Dont forget to add meaningful details in the new document so that your end users know what the widget provides.
  e.g. All Dictionaries for IBM Notes 9.0
  and in the details section of the widget, provide a meaningful text explaining how to install a widget, e.g.:
  The result should somewhat look like this:
  

• Click "File\Preferences\" and select "Widgets"
• Enable "Show Widget Toolbar..."
  
• This will show the new My Widget sidebar panel on the right hand side of the Notes client.
  
• Click the first icon  "Browse the Widget catalog"
• Open the widget catalog entry for the language(s) you want to install
• Drag & drop the file attachment "extension.xml" from the catalog into the "My Widgets" sidebar
  The Notes Client will now automatically install the dictionary files and will prompt to restart the Notes client.
  
• After restarting the Notes Client, additional dictionaries are available in "File\Preferences\Spell Check"
  

• Within the Desktop Policy Settings, verify that you have specified the widget catalog server and filename
  
• In the same document, define a catagory which will be automatically deployed to end users, in this example it is "Autodeploy"
  You can of course use the category "Dictionaries" which you have defined when creating the widget itself but this will not allow to fine tune which dictionary to be pushed out.
  
• Back in the Widget Catalog, modify those widgets which you want to deploy and add the (new) category "Autodeploy" to each of them.
  
• Once done, the widgets/dictionaries will be deployed to your end users the next time they start the Notes client.

• How to pack custom dictionary as XTAF plug-in and install it in Notes 8.5.x Standard
• Making Lotus Notes 8.5.1 and greater language spell check dictionaries available to users
• Deploying XTAF dictionaries to Notes clients via a Widget Catalog
• Microsoft Technet - FOR command

• Quick guide to securing a Domino server with SSL using the CA process
• IBM Developerworks article "Enhancing e-mail security with S/MIME" by Chuck Connell
  http://chc-3.com/pub/Notes-Internet-Encrypted-Email.pdf
• Lotus Domino Certification Authority Tutorial
• Lotus Security Handbook,
• Technote #1308138 Export the private key from a Domino keyfile by using IKEYMAN
• Import & Export an Internet certificate from a Person document

• Installation instructions essentially are the same as in earlier versions, so refer to IBM Technote 1288585 for more information.
• Upgrading from Notes 8.5.3 with a language pack installed directly to Notes 9.0 is not possible according to IBM Technote 1620790 so you need to uninstall it first.
• For information on how to install XTAF spell check dictionaries please see Technote # 1411732
• You can combine IBM Notes 9.0.1 and IBM Sametime 9.0 in a single install kit (Thanks Jeff Mitchell)

• LOT-405 IBM Notes and Domino 9.0 Social Edition System Administration Update
• C2040-412: IBM Notes Traveler Administration

1. The LtpaToken used by the server
   see Domino Directory : Web Configurations\Web SSO Configuration\LtpaToken
   
2. The Server document
   - Basics \ Fully Qualified Internet Host name
   
   
   - Internet Protocols \ HTTP \ Host Name
   
   
3. Notes Client Preferences \ Sametime Communities
   << obviously this screenshot shows a different Domain name than the one specified in the LtpaToken

• Without an authentication server specified, Notes will obtain the token directly from the Sametime server configured. If the token is obtained from an authentication server, the secret key within the token of course will have to match the token configured in your Sametime server.
• A complete list of settings that can be predefined within the Sametime client by using Domino policies is available here

• Installation instructions essentially are the same as in earlier versions, so refer to IBM Technote 1288585 for more information.
• Upgrading from Notes 8.5.3 with a language pack installed directly to Notes 9.0 is not possible according to IBM Technote 1620790 so you need to uninstall it first.
• For information on how to install XTAF spell check dictionaries please see Technote # 1411732

• BigIP will send traffic to any server in the server pool which is configured - so your session can end up on any randome cluster/server which may not host the database you are looking for.
• Domino lookups are performed towards the local "cldbdir.nsf" which holds information from databases in this cluster only. What if there are multiple clusters involved?

 tmpDebug := ""; 
 tmpNSFPath := @ReplaceSubstring(@URLDecode( "Domino"; @UrlQueryString("nsfpath") );"/";"\\"); 
 @If (tmpNSFPath = ""; tmpNSFPath:=@Name([Canonicalize];@NameLookup( [NoUpdate];@UserName; "MailFile" ));""); 
 
 REM {Lookup home mail server }; 
 tmpHomeServer:=@Name([Canonicalize];@NameLookup( [NoUpdate];@UserName; "MailServer" )); 
 tmpLookupKey := @ReplaceSubstring (tmpNSFPath;"\\";"/") ; 
 
 REM {Get replicaID of this mail file}; 
 tmpReplicaID := @DbLookup( "":"" ; "":"catalog.nsf" ; "($LookupServerFilename)" ;tmpLookupKey; "TextReplicaID"); 
 
 REM {Find all servers who are hosting this replicaID  }; 
 tmpServers := @DbLookup( "":"" ; "":"catalog.nsf" ; "($ReplicaID)" ;tmpReplicaID; "Server"); 
 tmpServers:=@If(@IsError(tmpServers);"";tmpServers); 
 
 REM {Is Home Mail server in list of servers, then move this up to the front of the list}; 
 tmpServers := @If(@IsMember(tmpHomeServer;tmpServers);tmpHomeServer : @Transform(tmpServers;"x";@If(x=tmpHomeServer;@Nothing;x));tmpServers); 
 tmpDNSNames := ""; 
 
 REM {Resolve host names for each server name in list}; 
 tmpLimit:=@Elements(tmpServers)+1; 
 @For(n:=1;        n tmpHTTPHostNameALT:=@Subset(@DbLookup( "":"" ; "":"names.nsf" ;"($ServersLookup)" ; tmpServers[n] ; "HTTP_Hostname");1); 
 tmpServerFQDN:=@Subset(@DbLookup( "":"" ; "":"names.nsf" ; "($ServersLookup)" ; tmpServers[n] ; "SMTPFullHostDomain");1); 
 tmpString:=tmpString+@Text(n)+tmpHTTPHostNameAlt+tmpServerFQDN; 
 tmpDNSNames := @If(@Length(tmpDNSNames)>0;tmpDNSNames+",";"") + @LowerCase(@If (tmpHTTPHostNameALT!="";tmpHTTPHostNameALT;tmpServerFQDN)) 
 ); 
 REM {Return results to F5}; 
 @SetHTTPHeader("X-Domino-ClusterServers";tmpDNSNames); 
 @SetHTTPHeader("Cache-control";"no-store"); 
 @If(tmpDebug="";"";"") 
 

        Dim s As New NotesSession
        Dim NotesID$, BackupID$, NotesData$
       
        NotesData = s.Getenvironmentstring("Directory", True)
        NotesID$ = s.Getenvironmentstring("KeyFileName", True)
       
        '# check if the 2nd character in the string NotesID is a ':'
        If Not Right(Left(NotesID$,2),1) = ":" Then
                '# NotesID is located within Data Directory
                NotesID$ = NotesData$ & "\" & NotesID$                
        End If
        Print "Current NotesID is : " & NotesID$
       
        BackupID$ = NotesID$ & ".bak"
        Print "Backup will be stored in : " & BackupID$
       
        If Dir$ (BackupID$,0)="" Then
                '# No previous backup found, so okay to continue
        Else
                '# Previous backup found, so deleting existing file and create a new backup
                Print "Previous backup found, so deleting existing file and create a new backup"
                Kill BackupID$
        End If
        Print "Creating a backup of your NotesID in : " & BackupID$
       
        FileCopy NotesID$, BackupID$
        MsgBox "A backup of you Notes User ID was created in " & Chr(13) & BackupID$

In order to edit profile documents, including your own profile, using @Command([EditProfile]), you must have at least Editor access or Author access in the ACL plus inclusion in an Author field.