Location field "mailaddressfile" - is it meaningful?

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There’s this field called “MailAddressFile” hidden away in the Location document. Ususally it contains the user’s default Domino server and mail lookup database (like “Server01!!names.nsf”). It would be very useful in LS to be able to use this to always do Name lookups on the right server & database.

But it doesn’t seem to be always that case. Suddenly on one location document, that changed to “LDAP://0” for no reason I can figure out.

Anybody out there with experience in how / what / why this field behaves?

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Subject: Obsolete field; from circa-R5 client

The fields MailAddressFile and MailAddressing were used to retain selected directory info for the R5-era Address action button on a new mail memo. It’s no longer used so the instances you do find it must be on very old location docs that were in use with R5 (maybe R6). You can’t count on that field being available in newer installations.

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Subject: thanks

I have consistently upgraded Notes (not installed onto new computers), so Jerry’s explanation is a good one.

But, it’s a useful tool for doing NAB lookups on the right address book - any other way??

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Subject: Have you looked at notesSession.AddressBooks?

It provides an array of the directories available to the client on which it is executed. Cycle through and check Notesdatabase.server to find which is on the server and which is the local PNAB.

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Subject: sorry, I don’t see this item

I checked several locations in my pnab, but do not see any item called MailAddressFile. Are you looking in your local names.nsf or somewhere else?