Upgrade-by-mail notifies users to upgrade their Notes® client, and optionally
their mail template. The notification message includes options to
start the upgrade.
About this task
Upgrade-by-mail requires that you copy all installation
files to a network file server or a shared directory that users can
access. In the upgrade notification, you'll specify the path
to the target Notes® install
kit's setup.exe.
Note: Upgrade-by-mail
is not available for iNotes® users.
Procedure
- In the Domino® Administrator,
select the server bookmarks, then select the server on which your
users' mail file resides.
- Click the Messaging tab.
- Open the Mail users view, select
the users to upgrade, and click Send Upgrade Notifications.
- On the Basics tab, click Upgrade
Notes Client & Mail Template to Notes x or higher.
- On the Client Versions tab, enter
a version number or accept the default.
- On the Software Distributions tab,
in the Notes Install Kit Paths section, enter
the directory which the target Notes install
kit resides in the Root path for Install kits field
using the following format:
\\server_name\shared_drive_name\installation_folder_name
- In the Path for platform field,
enter the path to the install kit using the format you used in Step
6, and include the installation executable, for example setup.exe,
in the path.
- If you want users to upgrade their mail file templates,
complete the Mail Template Information section.
Enter the mail file template name or accept the default.
- The new mail template name appears in the New
Mail template file name field. If you renamed the template
or used a custom mail template, enter the new name. The new template
must exist in your users' Notes data
directory.
- The Ignore 200 category limit check
box is selected. If you want no more than 200 folders created, deselect
the check box.
- If you are upgrading IMAP clients, select the Mail
file to be used by IMAP mail clients check box.
- Optional: To automatically upgrade custom folders
to the Inbox design, enable Upgrade custom folders.
- Optional: Enable the Prompt before
upgrading custom folders check box.
- Optional: Complete the Additional
Information field.
- Optional: Specify whether to be notified after
users have upgraded their mail file templates.
- Click Send.