Users create mail messages using a mail client, such as Notes , or a POP3 or IMAP client, and send mail through the Domino mail server, which routes the message to its recipient.

To process incoming and outgoing mail, IBM Domino mail servers run a variety of server tasks and maintain a number of special databases. Some components are required for all Domino messaging …

The router on a user's home server delivers incoming messages for the user to the mail file. Messages in a mail file may be stored in either Notes rich text format (also known as Compound Document, or …

IBM iNotes (previously called Domino Web Access) is a web client for access to IBM Domino-based mail, contacts, calendar, scheduling, and collaboration services. You can use web browsers to send …

You can use Lotus Notes to send and receive email and Internet mail, schedule appointments, browse the Web, and use powerful business applications in your daily work.

By default, Lotus Domino uses the Notes routing protocol to transfer mail between servers, but you can configure Domino to use SMTP to route mail instead of, or in addition to, using Notes routing.

To access mail through the IMAP service, users need a mail file on the server and a Person document (including an Internet password) in the Domino Directory. Only users who receive encrypted Notes …

Users whose mail files are based on a mail template on a Domino server can use IBM Lotus Domino Access for Microsoft Outlook (DAMO) to access mail from a Microsoft Outlook client.

The Domino Directory serves as the control center for the domain. Administrators use it to manage users and connect and configure servers and it contains almost all of the essential information …

Before your users can view emails with Lotus Notes or Lotus iNotes , and before they can export Lotus Notes email, you must configure the connection to the Lotus Domino server.