Yet another $h17#3@0 virus maker has spawned his evil on the world with this recent “Here you have” virus. This is a version of the old Anna Kournikova virus from 2001, which in turn was a similar variant of the “Love Bug” virus in 2000. I was working at marchFIRST (USWeb ) when the love … Read more
So your users are getting these “winmail.dat” attachments in Lotus Notes and can’t open them, nor can they see any special formatting that the sender had added (and the sender is ALWAYS from Outlook). Quick solution: Make sure you are on the latest fix pack of Lotus Domino. That should be 6.5.6, 7.0.3, 8.0.2, or … Read more
Lotus Domino and Notes fix pack 3 for 8.5.1 was released 3 days ago and already you should be considering patching your environment for these 10 reasons. Here are 8 fixes that apply to the server, followed by two that apply to the clients that you should not miss out on. The server fix pack … Read more
Several bloggers had posted issues with an error message in their logs on Domino 7.0.4, 7.0.4.1, 8.0.2.2, 8.0.2.3, 8.0.2.4, 8.5.0.1, 8.5.1, and 8.5.1 FP1. This error will show in your log file as “The collection has become invalid.” It is caused by a fix to another SPR where in your LotusScript or Java code, you … Read more
This posted on EdBrill.com just moments ago: Key new features in Symphony 3.0: VB Macros support ODF 1.2 support for improved file interoperability embedded audio/video allows users to add media directly to slides, documents and sheets autotext support to create “chunks” of text that are used frequently and quickly inserted digital signatures redline support — … Read more
Just saw this issue pop up on my crawlers. http://intevydis.blogspot.com/2010/01/lotus-domino-7-probably-8-ldap-heap.html No indication if this is specific to a particular operating system. Secunia, vulnerability intelligence provider, rates this as a moderately critical issue. It is currently unpatched. ©2016 Strongback Consulting
This year, I am sadly missing LotusSphere, IBM’s annual collaboration conference due to some prior commitments. Sigh. I am, however, very intently, watching the blogosphere and the twittersphere for updates, and it appears Lotus is making a LOT of new strides and releasing a dizzying array of new features for their software portfolio. Among those, … Read more
Ed Brill posted this earlier today http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/147-roi-for-upgrading-to-notesdomino-8.5-forrester-webcast Forrester Research’s Ted Schadler and Jon Erickson spoke with numerous Lotus customers who had completed the upgrade, and calculated the economic benefits in aggregate. The result: An astounding 147% ROI for upgrading to Notes/Domino 8.5, with a payback period of only one year. This is a fantastic point … Read more
Ed Brill once mentioned this guy on his blog and I go back and check it every once in a while. He’s been blogging about his company’s move from Notes to Exchange and the effects its had. There are some real eye-opening comments for both IBM and Microsoft fans. His last post was back in … Read more
I had a recent event where after a fix pack, the Domino server would not start using Windows service. I could start it using the Domino console, but that would not work as the server would shut down as soon as logged out. I kept getting a cryptic error 2351 (0x92). The simple solution was … Read more