Account preference fields and options

The Accounts preferences pages for IBM® Notes® list accounts and provide options for creating, editing, and deleting accounts. Information needed for Notes® to access the IBM® Domino® server resides in your Notes® name.id file.

For users who are familiar with earlier versions of Notes®, these options were available by displaying Contacts and clicking Advanced > Accounts.

Administrative accounts appear with a lock icon in their row, indicating a server-managed account that is not editable by the user. Administrative accounts are documented in the Domino® Administrator product documentation.

The following parameters can be changed using Notes® preferences options:

Account name
This specifies the new or existing account name. Sample account names include Instant Messaging, Activities, and Document Management.

Note: You cannot change the name of accounts that an administrator created with user policy.

Description
This specifies a short description of the account, such as My Personal Mail.
Type
This specifies the account type, which includes HTTP, HTTPS, LDAP, POP3, SMTP, NNTP, IMAP Offline, and IMAP Online.
Server
This specifies the server URL, or Web address, on which the account exists. This value can include a port number.
Advanced properties
Options on the Advanced Properties preference panel include the following fields:
  • Search timeout
  • Maximum entries to return
  • Search base
  • Check names when sending mail
  • Use simple search filter
  • Port number (Each account type has a default port value (given in the table below for the various account types) if one is not otherwise explicitly stated).
Notes® Locations
These options enable you to specify the location(s) from which to access the account. Because you can connect to Notes® in several different ways, such as over a LAN or over a cable or DSL connection, Notes® manages information for each type of connection. Options in this section of the New Account and Edit Account preference panels include the following fields:
  • * -- Specifies that the account be available from all available locations.
  • Home (Network Dialup) -- This specifies that the account be available from home using a network dialup service.
  • Home (Notes® Direct Dialup) -- This specifies that the account be available from home using a Notes® direct dialup service.
  • Internet -- Specifies that the account be available using an Internet service.
  • Island (Disconnected) -- This specifies that the account can be used offline.
  • Office (Network) -- This specifies that the account be available from the workplace using an Ethernet or a wireless connection.
  • Travel (Notes® Direct Dialup) -- This specifies that the account be available from anywhere using a Notes® direct dialup service.

HTTP

The following advanced properties are available for HTTP accounts.

Note: When using HTTP, the Server field URL starts with HTTPS to specify SSL (Secure Sockets Layer, a protocol for transmitting private documents over the Internet) enablement. The default port value for HTTP is 80 and for HTTPS is 43. Use https:// in the Server field for SSL.
Table 1. HTTP preferences and x values
Advanced properties Allowed value
Authentication URL Text, such as /wps/j_security_check
Authentication type HTTP Basic (default), J2EE Form (advanced), User Name Token (advanced)

LDAP

The following advanced properties are available for LDAP accounts:

Table 2. LDAP preferences and values
Parameter Allowed value
Search timeout 60 [seconds] (default)
Maximum entries to return 100 (default)
Search base String, comma-separated

Specify a search base, defined as a Distinguished Name (DN) as the starting point of search queries. Setting the search base to the lowest possible branch of the directory will speed up searches.

Check names when sending mail Yes, No (default)
Use simple search filter Yes, No (default)
Port number 389 (default)

LDAP (SSL Enabled)

The following advanced properties are available for LDAP (SSL Enabled) accounts:

Table 3. LDAP with SSL enabled preferences and values
Parameter Allowed value
Search timeout 60 [seconds] (default)
Maximum entries to return 100 (default)
Search base String, comma-separated

Specify a search base, defined as a Distinguished Name (DN) as the starting point of search queries. Setting the search base to the lowest possible branch of the directory will speed up searches.

Check names when sending mail Yes, No (default)
Use simple search filter Yes, No (default)
Port number 636 (default)
Accept SSL site certificates Yes, No (default)
Accept SSL expired certificates Yes (default), No
Send SSL certificates when asked (outbound connections only) Yes, No (default)
Verify account server name with remote server's certificate Enabled, Disabled (default)
SSL protocol version Negotiated (default), version, version with handshake

IMAP Offline

The following advanced properties are available for IMAP Offline accounts.

Table 4. IMAP Offline preferences and values
Parameter Allowed value
Port number 143 (default)
Start replication from last seen unique identifier Yes (default), No
Delete IMAP messages on server Yes, No (default)
Maximum messages/articles to return Numeric value

IMAP Offline (SSL Enabled)

The following advanced properties are available for IMAP Offline (SSL Enabled) accounts:

Table 5. IMAP Offline with SSL enabled preferences and values
Parameter Allowed value
Port number 993 (default)
Start replication from last seen unique identifier Yes (default), No
Delete IMAP messages on server Yes, No (default)
Maximum messages/articles to return Numeric value
Accept SSL site certificates Yes, No (default)
Accept SSL expired certificates Yes (default), No
Send SSL certificates when asked (outbound connections only) Yes, No (default)
Verify account server name with remote server's certificate Enabled, Disabled (default)
SSL protocol version Negotiated (default), version, version with handshake
Attempt authentication using SSL Certs first Yes, No (default)

IMAP Online

The following advanced properties are available for IMAP Online accounts.

Table 6. IMAP Online preferences and values
Parameter Allowed value
Port number 143 (default)
Start replication from last seen unique identifier Yes (default), No
Maximum messages/articles to return Numeric value
Sent folder name Sent (default)
Drafts folder name Drafts (default)

IMAP Online (SSL Enabled)

The following advanced properties are available for IMAP Online (SSL Enabled) accounts:

Table 7. IMAP Online with SSL enabled preferences and values
Parameter Allowed value
Port number 993 (default)
Start replication from last seen unique identifier Yes (default), No
Maximum messages/articles to return Numeric value
Sent folder name Sent (default)
Drafts folder name Drafts (default)
Accept SSL site certificates Yes, No (default)
Accept SSL expired certificates Yes (default), No
Send SSL certificates when asked (outbound connections only) Yes, No (default)
Verify account server name with remote server's certificate Enabled, Disabled (default)
SSL protocol version Negotiated (default), version, version with handshake

NNTP

The following advanced properties are available for NNTP accounts.

Table 8. NNTP preferences and values
Parameter Allowed value
Port number 119 (default)
Start replication from last seen unique identifier Yes (default), No
Maximum messages/articles to return Numeric value

NNTP (SSL Enabled)

The following advanced properties are available for NNTP (SSL Enabled) accounts:

Table 9. NNTP with SSL enabled preferences and values
Parameter Allowed value
Port number 563 (default)
Start replication from last seen unique identifier Yes (default), No
Maximum messages/articles to return Numeric value
Accept SSL site certificates Yes, No (default)
Accept SSL expired certificates Yes (default), No
Send SSL certificates when asked (outbound connections only) Yes, No (default)
Verify account server name with remote server's certificate Enabled, Disabled (default)
SSL protocol version Negotiated (default), version, version with handshake

POP

The following advanced properties are available for POP accounts.

Table 10. POP preferences and values
Parameter Allowed value
Leave mail on server Yes (default), No
Port number 110

POP (SSL Enabled)

The following advanced properties are available for POP (SSL Enabled) accounts:

Table 11. POP with SSL enabled preferences and values
Parameter Allowed value
Leave mail on server Yes (default), No
Port number 995
Accept SSL site certificates Yes, No (default)
Accept SSL expired certificates Yes (default), No
Send SSL certificates when asked (outbound connections only) Yes, No (default)
Verify account server name with remote server's certificate Enabled, Disabled (default)
SSL protocol version Negotiated (default), version, version with handshake

SMTP

The following advanced properties are available for SMTP accounts.

Table 12. SMTP preferences and values
Parameter Allowed value
Port number 25

SMTP (SSL Enabled)

The following advanced properties are available for SMTP (SSL Enabled) accounts.

Table 13. SMTP with SSL enabled preferences and values
Parameter Allowed value
Port number 465
Accept SSL site certificates Yes, No (default)
Accept SSL expired certificates Yes (default), No
Send SSL certificates when asked (outbound connections only) Yes, No (default)
Verify account server name with remote server's certificate Enabled, Disabled (default)
SSL protocol version Negotiated (default), version, version with handshake