Account preference fields and options

The Accounts preferences pages for IBM® Notes® list accounts and provide options for creating, editing, and deleting accounts. Information needed for Notes® to access the IBM® Domino® server resides in your Notes® name.id file.

For users who are familiar with earlier versions of Notes®, these options were available by displaying Contacts and clicking Advanced > Accounts.

Administrative accounts appear with a lock icon in their row, indicating a server-managed account that is not editable by the user. Administrative accounts are documented in the Domino® Administrator product documentation.

The following parameters can be changed using Notes® preferences options:

Account name

This specifies the new or existing account name. Sample account names include Instant Messaging, Activities, and Document Management.

Note: You cannot change the name of accounts that an administrator created with user policy.

Description

This specifies a short description of the account, such as My Personal Mail.

Type

This specifies the account type, which includes HTTP, HTTPS, LDAP, POP3, SMTP, NNTP, IMAP Offline, and IMAP Online.

Server

This specifies the server URL, or Web address, on which the account exists. This value can include a port number.

Advanced properties

Options on the Advanced Properties preference panel include the following fields:

• Search timeout
• Maximum entries to return
• Search base
• Check names when sending mail
• Use simple search filter
• Port number (Each account type has a default port value (given in the table below for the various account types) if one is not otherwise explicitly stated).

Notes® Locations

These options enable you to specify the location(s) from which to access the account. Because you can connect to Notes® in several different ways, such as over a LAN or over a cable or DSL connection, Notes® manages information for each type of connection. Options in this section of the New Account and Edit Account preference panels include the following fields:

• * -- Specifies that the account be available from all available locations.
• Home (Network Dialup) -- This specifies that the account be available from home using a network dialup service.
• Home (Notes® Direct Dialup) -- This specifies that the account be available from home using a Notes® direct dialup service.
• Internet -- Specifies that the account be available using an Internet service.
• Island (Disconnected) -- This specifies that the account can be used offline.
• Office (Network) -- This specifies that the account be available from the workplace using an Ethernet or a wireless connection.
• Travel (Notes® Direct Dialup) -- This specifies that the account be available from anywhere using a Notes® direct dialup service.