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Danube EAP Drop 5 is here!

Four weeks on from the last code drop HCL today released 12.0.2 EAP Drop 5. Domino Features here. Notes client Features here Traveler Features here Headline items for me: Domino Restyler is available out of box in the Notes client as opposed to the last drop in Nomad. (Note: a very informative getting started video… Read the full article

Another release for Danube. EAP4 for 12.0.2

HCL continue to release drops with reliable consistency in the early access program for Danube. Yesterday we got another drop, which you can download on flexnet Here’s the list of what’s in HCL’s documentation The introduction of SPF checks on inbound SMTP traffic is interesting, as well as multiple new layers to virus scanning (ICAP).… Read the full article

Danube takes shape with Drop 3 for 12.0.2, Nomad web 1.0.5 beta without Safelinx.

While I was on summer holidays, HCL made another code drop for 12.0.2 (12.0.2 EAP2). I have to commend the frequency with which these are being released, it’s unprecedented in an early access program for this product line. Domino gets a list of new features. We also get the first taste of the Notes client… Read the full article

Series of Interesting Announcements this week from HCL

DNUG/DACHNUG IS going on this week, and HCL have had a couple of very interesting announcements, The first (chronologically) is Domino 10.0.1 FP8 is out. This contains a series of low risk, high impact fixes, and should be applied ASAP to anyone on that release. The second is the announcement about the end of support… Read the full article

Danube – Early Access 1 – What are you getting?

On my blog last week recapping Engage, I mentioned the Early Access Program for Danube (Domino 12.0.2). This is quite unusual how early for a release of this type in that usually there will be some form of closed early access program ahead of a public beta. What this shows us is that HCL are… Read the full article

26 points of interest from Engage in Bruges

All I can say is “Wow” what a few days in Bruges. I’ve been trying to break my thoughts out into something coherent and really I can do is set out a set of bullet points. The event itself. It’s hard to overstate how well run an event Engage is. Theo and his wife Hilde,… Read the full article

Sometimes obvious and straightforward is good

While troubleshooting a (relatively complex) issue with a customer recently, I was involved in troubleshooting call with several “Subject Matter Experts”, and the problem came down to, what attributes are in Azure AD. AD Attributes don’t all synch by default. (even if ticked in AD Connect). We needed a PowerShell developer to check which attributes… Read the full article

Another great free tool from Panagenda.

Bundled in HCL Notes Client 12.0.1 was new Document Properties functionality. This gives you the ability to view, search and sort, fields within a document, from within the Notes client (As well as delete profile documents). It’s really nifty addition. If you haven’t yet upgraded to HCL Notes/Domino 12 for whatever reason, and would like… Read the full article

Seamless SMTP failover(and round robin) in outbound Domino connections

We still get comments on a blog post I did 9 years ago on SMTP Debug for Domino SMTP Routing. (I’ve updated non-working links today). This got me thinking on what other SMTP config would be useful to people. Here I’m going to cover an often underused setting relating to Domino SMTP Routing. If you’re… Read the full article