License cost when not connecting to a server?

HCL Notes/Domino 8.5 Forum (includes Notes Traveler)

Subject: License cost when not connecting to a server?

Feedback Type: Question

Product Area: Notes Client

Technical Area: User Interface

Platform: Windows

Release: 8.5.2

Reproducible: Not applicable

I have been asked to provide access to Mail databases for someone who does not use Notes (ie. legal discovery).

I thought the best method would be to create a non-encrypted copy of a mail file, set the ACL for Anonymous & Default such that the user could at least have reader access to it, and install the Notes Basic client, without an ID nor connection to a server.

Since the Lotus Notes Client will not be connecting to a Domino server, is a license needed or is there a fee for this type of install? According to the IBM Licensing FAQ for Notes (http://www-01.ibm.com/software/lotus/notesanddomino/clientlicensing.html) it does not appear a license is required, but I can't determine this definitively.

Brian

Feedback number WEBB8K6KNY created by ~Julia Quetjipytexings on 07/27/2011

Status: Open
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