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Domino Administrator / Admin Tools: Policy setting for Recent Contacts

Thu, 29 May 2008 21:05:34 +0000

Author: Chris Farrell
Tags: Policy Recent_Contacts Contacts
Idea:

We are beginning to roll out the 8.0.1 client. It is becoming apparent that we need to disable adding names to "Recent Contacts". The feature is causing more problems (i.e ambiguous names) than the convenience is worth. I would like to do this using a Policy, but the option to restrict the adding of names does not exist in the policy documents.

This "feature" is enabled by default and must be disabled by the user. It should be controllable by a policy.

re: Policy setting for Recent Contacts

Fri, 30 May 2008 09:20:00 +0000

Author: Morten Clausen
Comment: Anything a user can do should be changeable by a policy.

If we could only get rid of all the UI-misfeatures Lotus saddle us with in this way, Notes might become a quite good product with time... ;-)

re: Policy setting for Recent Contacts

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:49:26 +0000

Author: Alan Dalziel
Comment: Can be controlled with script if needs be, but I would agree a policy option would be beneficial. For those of us who have performed migrations TO Notes/Domino, this option would be invaluable.

re: Policy setting for Recent Contacts

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:17:39 +0000

Author: Bastian Wieczorek
Comment: Do you know the DisableDPABProcessing notes.ini entry?

{ Link }

this can be set via desktop policy.

Domino Administrator / Data Storage and Management: Put the Space Used column back in the Files view of the 8.5.1 Admin client!

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:10:07 +0000

Author: Chris Farrell
Tags: % used 8.5.1 domino administrator administrator administration client
Idea:

If you have installed the 8.5.1 administrator client, you may have noticed that the Space Used column is missing from the Files view. I, for one, find this information very useful. I opened a PMR with Lotus support concerning this and was told "it was decided that "Space Used" will be completely removed from the admin client as it was deemed no longer necessary."

Is that true? Does everyone except me find it unnecessary?

I would like to see it added back, anyone else?

I'd like to mention that back in May '09 I attended an 8.5.1 info session. There was a workshop that included DAOS. I noticed that when DAOS was enabled the Space Used column no longer reported on free space, but reflected the difference between the logical and physical size of a DAOS enabled database. Not really a useful number. I brought this to the presenters attention. He got back to me a few weeks later & told me that it was "fixed in 8.5.1". Little did I know that the "fix" was to remove the column altogether.

re: Put the Space Used column back in the Files view of the 8.5.1 Admin client!

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:32:46 +0000

Author: Joseph Hoetzl
Comment: If I could promote this more, I would! It is these little things we miss!

re: Put the Space Used column back in the Files view of the 8.5.1 Admin client!

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:01:21 +0000

Author: Rob Goudvis
Comment: Do the people at IBM really listen to us humble customers? You might wonder.

re: Put the Space Used column back in the Files view of the 8.5.1 Admin client!

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:41:35 +0000

Author: David Hablewitz
Comment: OK, this must have been a brain fart. Whoever did it, just say 'the dog did it' and put it back and we'll all act like nothing happened.

re: Put the Space Used column back in the Files view of the 8.5.1 Admin client!

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:04:16 +0000

Author: Dale Jones
Comment: yes, we use this on a regular basis. Please add it back in.
Thank You.

re: Put the Space Used column back in the Files view of the 8.5.1 Admin client!

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:46:07 +0000

Author: Edward MacGregor
Comment: This has saved our butts a number of times when we've had to figure out which dbs would give us the best bang for our compact buck.

re: Put the Space Used column back in the Files view of the 8.5.1 Admin client!

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:47:39 +0000

Author: Paul Benwell
Comment: Everyone makes mistakes, IBM just put your hand up and admit on this one and lets have it back please.

re: Put the Space Used column back in the Files view of the 8.5.1 Admin client!

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:55:31 +0000

Author: Michael Kobrowski
Comment: If it has to change because of DAOS, sure, but there still needs to be a way to see how much whitespace there is in the DB, so get it fixed in 8.5.2!!

re: Put the Space Used column back in the Files view of the 8.5.1 Admin client!

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:00:20 +0000

Author: Peter Mullarky
Comment: Need this back BADLY !!!

re: Put the Space Used column back in the Files view of the 8.5.1 Admin client!

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:01:37 +0000

Author: Miro Uhlar
Comment: Yes, yes, we and some of our important customers use this on a regular basis - put it back, pls...

re: Policy setting for Recent Contacts

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:46:28 +0000

Author: Sam Sawatzky
Comment: I think this has been accomplished in 8.5 { Link } and should probably me marked as adopted.

I would like to see enhanced policies to give administrators more client control - see here: { Link }