Outlook 2002 add-on works better than iNotes

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All,

After looking into iNotes for Microsoft Access methods of using an Outlook client to access a Domino server, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s a rubbish solution. iNotes for web is great, iNotes for Outlook isn’t worth the effort.

The Outlook 2002 component recently released by Microsoft is much better.

Anyone wrestling with users who insist on using an Outlook client are strongly recommended to look at this link:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/xp/journ/Outxpcon.htm

And it works equally well with R5 and ND6.

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Subject: What problems have you had with iNotes Access for Microsoft Outlook 2000?

I installed it without any problem and it works fine. The client that requested it hasn’t had any complaints so far :slight_smile:

And he’s been running it for quite some time now. Of course, the Microsoft solution requires Outlook XP/2002 , and was only recently release (Dec 2002), so it would probably integrate better since Outlook is made by Microsoft.

I’d be curious to know what your experience has been so far, and why you call iNotes for MS Outlook “rubbish”.

Thanks,

Daniel

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Subject: Please make sure they are also paying for Notes licenses.

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Subject: Outlook 2002 add-on works better than iNotes

I haven’t tried the iNotes Outlook Access, but what am I missing with the MS Outlook Connector? After installing, I see, roughly in order of criticality:- NO repeating item from Notes calendar appears in Outlook

  • Reminders for old meetings refuse to be dismissed.

  • Personal Address Book “exchange” is a one-shot, manual, SLOW!!!, command-line utility

  • Notes are not coordinated or linked to Notes Journal

My general thought has been that there must not be much demand for this, because I can find almost no discussion of problems or issues, which I’m sure people would encounter if they actually tried to use it.

The other dumb thing is that at least a 1/2 dozen or so vendors have virtually solved this - If I sync Notes to a handheld from one PC and Outlook to the handheld from another, I end up keeping Outlook and Notes in-sync… Of course, if there’s not really a demand for it…

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Subject: Outlook 2002 add-on works better than iNotes

There is only one problem with the connector.Microsoft only released it for R5.0.6 - 5.0.11, not R6.

Is there someone who has tried it?

Bas

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Subject: I think Leigh already tried it with ND6

…and says that it works fine.

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Subject: Beg to differ…

…not on the Outlook 2002 add-on, as it is pretty sweet, but with the iNotes Web Access. Its insistence on the users popping in the Office 2000 install disk is going to make it darn well impossible to do a mass rollout to thousands of users at our organization. Going to Exchange would be easier…