UPGRADING TO LOTUS NOTES 6 AND LOTUS DOMINO 6
Using Upgrade-by-mail
Upgrade-by-mail is a feature that sends an e-mail notification to specified users to upgrade their Notes clients and optionally, their mail file templates. You can also use Upgrade-by-mail to notify cc:Mail, Microsoft Mail, Microsoft Exchanges, and Microsoft Outlook Express users that their mail files have been migrated to Notes mail.

Note Upgrade-by-mail is not available for Domino Web Access (iNotes Web Access) users. Upgrade-by-mail applies only to Notes Client users.

For more information about sending an upgrade notification to migrated mail users, see the topic Migrating personal mail data.

The upgrade notification contains two buttons that users click to upgrade their clients and mail files. The Install Notes button launches a Notes client installation program from a directory on a network drive to which users have access. The Upgrade Mail File button replaces the user's current mail template with a locally stored Notes/Domino 6 mail template or another specified template, like a customized mail template. Users must upgrade their Notes clients to install the Notes/Domino 6 mail file template locally, before they upgrade their mail files.

Using the Upgrade Mail File button is optional. You must complete the Mail Template Information section in the upgrade-by-mail notification to enable the Upgrade Mail File button. If you do not complete this section, Upgrade-by-mail does not display the button on the e-mail notification.

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