Hi
My company just made the momentous decission to stay with Notes. I am sizing up and specc’ing our infrastructure this week. I would like to know about the differnces between iNotes & Webmail.
Currently we do NOT offer acess to mailboxes from outside of this building. (Strange for a consultancy business) So this is my chance to make a real difference to the way people work.
I appreciate that the Webmail client is lighter than the iNotes one. As all my users will have full Notes licences, do they have the right to use Webmail and / or iNotes without the need for additional licences?
Also, Are there any caveats people want to chuck into the mix to help shape our decession.
Thanks for any guidance.
Subject: iNotes Licencing
It has always been my understanding that as long as you have a notes client license that you can also use the webmail or inotes interface. If you do not want the full client license that Lotus also sells a inotes license only
Subject: iNotes Licencing
Eric is right, the Notes license also encompasses iNotes and webmail. I believe it also encompasses full Notes access from another machine. That is, a user could install the full client on their home machine, too, without incurring an additional license cost. (Just have to open up port 1352). You are licensed per Person doc, in essence – at least that’s my understanding.
Anyway, Webmail is faster but it is less functional than iNotes. iNotes is more functional but slower. This link outlines the functionality differences: http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/inoteswebaccesswelcome.nsf/9ef083dbcc1d1c5c8525695b0050c564/c90f95eaeee7d5738525697e00605a76?OpenDocument. You could always let the users decide for themselves too. There is a download in the Sandbox which provides that choice at login time.
There are minimum requirements for iNotes listed in readme.nsf. That may have an impact on your decision, too.