When you install a subscription, you install the subscription
management software that is applicable to your operating system and
a local copy of your mail file.
Before you begin
Set Offline preferences, especially the preference to encrypt
the local copy of your mail file. You cannot encrypt your local mail
file after you install it. To set Offline preferences, complete the
task Setting Offline preferences.Make sure
that you have a local copy of the Notes® ID,
or that there is an up-to-date Notes ID
stored in your mail file. To confirm that you have an ID stored in
your mail file, or to import a new one, complete the task Managing your Notes ID
and passwords.
About this task
There are two different tools you can use to manage your
mail file subscription, depending on your operating system:- Windows: On a Win32
platform, you use Microsoft Internet
Explorer or Mozilla Firefox to work offline. Install the IBM Domino® Sync Manager to
manage your offline subscriptions.
- Linux: On a Linux client, you use Mozilla Firefox to work
offline. Install IBM iNotes® Sync
to synchronize your offline mail file and to install new subscriptions.
Procedure
- Click the arrow next to your name in the IBM iNotes banner, and then click .
- If you are prompted to install the DOLS (Domino Off-Line Services)
plugin, click OK to install it.
- When prompted, install subscription management software
for your operating system.
- Enter your Notes ID
password when prompted.
Tip: If the password
you enter is not accepted, make sure the Notes ID stored in your mail file is a current
one.
- Accept the license agreement.
- When prompted, select the folder where you want to install
your offline mail.
- Browse to select your Notes ID
if prompted for one.
- When prompted, enter and confirm a Web application password.
(This is your Notes ID password.)
Note: When you install on a Linux client,
you may get an informational message that notifies you how much disk
space is needed and prompts you to check the available disk space
in the /home/user directory.
This message is not a warning, it is issued when the software cannot
determine the amount of free disk space.
Results
A desktop icon for the offline program and for your mail file
subscription are installed on your desktop. You can go offline by
clicking the offline program icon. You can open the local copy of
your mail file, by clicking you mail file subscription icon.If
you installed the IBM Domino Sync
Manager, see the help that is available from the program for additional
tasks you can perform.