Notes.ini on a network drive

It appears that when upgrading (or installing R8) the users can no longer use network drives for Notes, their local data or notes.ini files.

Is this not a step backwards? In an environment where people log on and off the network anywhwere on different computers this is a huge problem for us. Am I missing sometging here?

Surely other places also still use network drives. What are you guys doing for R8?

Subject: It’s a show stopper

…Our client PMR is # 07707,082,649.

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NetWork Data folder install

Jean-Yves Riverin

Call IBM to add a little “weight” to this problem.

JYR

Subject: Nothing wrong with ‘adding weight’. Besides, it might be worth to have a look at both, nomad installationa nd roaming user installations for this

They both work around the problem.

Subject: Roaming user also not available on R8

Quote from Admin help file

“Roaming user is not supported in Lotus Notes 8. Roaming user in Lotus Notes 8 basic configuration remains available.”

This blows my mind. Is Notes abandoning the enterprise market - where universal login has become a staple? Most of my clients can not operate without it. An R8 show stopper for sure.

Subject: I think it is just a matter of time

I a doing Notes for 15 Years now (Version 3 Beta) and there was never as much new technology in such a short time. Some things will just need a Quarter or two longer to work again.

Subject: Roaming support is in 8.5

Roaming support will be introduced for the standard (Eclipse) client in 8.5, due later this year.