Lotus Notes

by S.M.H. Collin

Published 31 March 1995
Lotus Notes is a global information tool aimed at businesses which need to share information. It is a very complex piece of software to set up and install, and needs expertise in network administration to ensure that the communications links between countries or buildings are reliable and efficient. It provides a "quick tour" of Lotus Notes, looks at what Notes needs (hardware, etc), covers installation, setting up users, security procedures, shows how to install the main software onto a central server, and covers installation of the software onto each work station and day-to-day running procedures. The book should be of interest to network managers and M.I.S. managers.

E-mail: A Practical Guide

by S.M.H. Collin

Published 4 April 1995
A practical guide/source book of tips and ideas for experienced administrators together with all the information needed to help someone who has just been landed with the project of installing E-Mail. The content covers choosing and installing E-Mail for small peer-to-peer LANs to client server models to WANs. The importance of integrating existing E-Mail systems (perhaps on mini or mainframe) with LANs or with the arrival of distributed applications is also covered. This book shows network administrators the benefits of E-Mail, how to choose a system for their needs, and the options available to make the most productive use of it. It explains the uses of E-Mail, how to decide on strategy, the industry standards, and so on. It covers how to implement an E-Mail system, how to integrate E-Mail with existing user applications, and how to train people to use E-Mail productively. The book includes a free disk, containing a full freeware E-Mail system for Novell Netware plus Macros for cc:Mail, MS-Mail and beyond mail, as well as utilities such as a message encryption utility and a TSR chat utility for Netware.