XFOR: Adding the Foreign Address Book to the Lotus Notes Global Address List (200486)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
This article was previously published under Q200486

SUMMARY

In Lotus Notes, after you specify the Foreign Names Address Book, you can see the Exchange Server recipients in Notes. This article assumes that you have chosen the default name, Foreign.nsf, when creating the Foreign Address Book. If not, please substitute the database name you have chosen instead.

MORE INFORMATION

From the administrative Notes client, use this sequence:
  1. On the File menu, click Tools, click User Preferences, click Mail, and select and add Foreign.nsf to the Local Address Books field, such that it displays "names.nsf, Foreign.nsf" (without the quotation marks). Click OK.

    -or-

    Add the line: "names=names.nsf, foreign.nsf" (without the quotation marks) to the Notes.ini file on the Notes server, usually found in the drive:\WINNT\ directory. This accomplishes the same task.
  2. Now, when starting a new memo, click the Address button. The Mail Address dialog box (containing the various users on your Notes system) appears. Select the Foreign Address Book from the drop-down menu. All the Exchange Server recipients have been propagated into Notes.
It is strongly recommended that you keep the source (Names.nsf) and the target (Foreign.nsf) books separate for the following reasons:
  • It is easier to tell the users apart. If they all appear in one book, it will not be clear who is an Exchange Server user and who is a Notes user.
  • If the Foreign Names Address Book has to be rebuilt, the native Notes Address Book (containing Notes users only) is not at risk.
  • Overall, it is easier to manage and troubleshoot the Notes users and the Foreign users separately.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/28/2005
Keywords:kbhowto KB200486
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