Comments on: Names.nsf Files in Domino and Lotus Notes http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/namesnsf-files-in-domino-and-lotus-notes/ Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:32:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: LotusNoteBook http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/namesnsf-files-in-domino-and-lotus-notes/#comment-65117 LotusNoteBook Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:12:58 +0000 #comment-65117 As Abushahd said, the local "names.nsf" is designed to be a local file for the user to store personal contacts. It also stores client configuration such as connection and location documents. These documents determine how the the Notes Client communicates with different servers. Because this is designed for the individual user, to control the client, there's no real purpose to replicate this database to the server. HOWEVER, there is the ability to "Synchronize" your local contacts with contacts that are in your mail file. In effect you can replicate between "names.nsf" and your mail file. This will give you a backup of your contacts in your mail file and make them available to the iNotes WebMail client. As Abushahd said, the local “names.nsf” is designed to be a local file for the user to store personal contacts. It also stores client configuration such as connection and location documents. These documents determine how the the Notes Client communicates with different servers.

Because this is designed for the individual user, to control the client, there’s no real purpose to replicate this database to the server. HOWEVER, there is the ability to “Synchronize” your local contacts with contacts that are in your mail file. In effect you can replicate between “names.nsf” and your mail file. This will give you a backup of your contacts in your mail file and make them available to the iNotes WebMail client.

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