Microsoft released on Monday a software
add-on for the 2003 and 2002 versions of Outlook that allows the e-mail clients
to work with a server running IBM's Lotus Domino software. The Notes Connector
is available now for free download. It works with versions 5 and 6 of Domino and allows Outlook to
retrieve messages, calendar items, address book entries and to-do lists stored
on the server.
Lotus includes an e-mail program of its
own, but IBM has found that many customers prefer to work with Outlook, which is
part of Microsoft's widespread Office productivity package.
April 13, 2004
on C|Net News.Com
Working in a shop that uses Domino and
Lotus Notes I've come to appreciate Outlook more and more. If the server
is busy, which is 100% of the time here, you can refresh your Notes app and it
will freeze the machine for up to 5 minutes. The only option for new email
warning is an annoying pop-up. Rules do not always work. And the list goes
on. I'm going to see if we can get permission to load Outlook and the
Plug-in and see how it all works together.