Trying to add a few more comments.

Notes/Domino 8 Forum

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> 1) Notes clients loses configurations. It happens that after > windows automatic update lotus notes loses his configuration. After > the launch of the application you have to reconfigure as if it is > has just installed for the first time. Any suggestion on how to solve it?
I have never seen this, too. However, it looks like there is more than one notes.ini within reach (and maybe the registry gets changed, too).
notes.ini was for some time in c:\windows but in other cases in the Notes programm directory. And of course there might be a home directory, too.
The icon to start notes could be pointing to a special one, too (Properties of the desktop Icon behind ...\notes.exe add =...whatever...\notes.ini

> 2) Sometimes happens that many notes client receive from the > internet email with attachments mentioned "xxxxx.dat", with written > in the email "see attachment xxxx.pdf" (case of pdfs). Ever had this trouble?
Heard of it, but have never seen. Would gess it is only some domains sending. Would look for bug fixes (are you running current versions especially of Domino? - they would probably be 6.5.6cf2 or 7.0.3)

> 3) Automatic return receipt. If you need, in lotus notes you > have to tell the client all the times that the message needs the > "return receipt". Is there a function to set for all the outgoing > messages the return receipt header without human actions?
Never heard this request, however, it is most likely only a flag in a bunch of forms, and it should not be expensive to a) programm this and b) to show you how you would have to modify future mail templates after updates to have this working again.
But most likely there is other root causes to go for (Bad culture in company or a user feels not be taken serious or missing training or critical computing services have not been running reliable for too long or some combination. I would talk to my Boss about talking to the users Boss on this).

> 3) Do you know a template which is similar, in functions, to > outlook? (ex. Message views per dates, etc)
Sorry, I don't care for outlook. But 8 looks good, the Web interface into 8 does so, too, and IBM is doing a lot on usability.

> 4) Lotus email savings. Is there a method to save lotus notes > emails in one format which can be opened with lotus or another mail > client (ex. .msg outlook or standard .eml)?
No. Why would you need one (besides for folks trying to take things along when leaving the company)

> 5) HTML compatibility. It happens that html mails in notes are > hard to digest. Sometimes many of them stucks lotus notes; sometimes > ther the "copy and past" render of html sources (from web pages ecc. > to a LN mail) is horrible and deforms all the original layout. Why?
Yes it happens. Problem of the sending side, there is probably nothing you can do - besides updating.

> 6) Is there a way to change rapidly signature in lotus notes > (not going in 30 jumps on all menus for manually selecting the signature)?
I guess a short cut to this 30 clicks could be written by some devlopper with acceptable efforts. If this is not an option I would considder macro shareware tools doing a replace of shortcuts (e.g. for professional writers).

> 7) Is there a way to select the second email contact of a > addressbook member when sending an email via lotus notes (as in outlook)?
I don't think so. But 8 has changed a lot in that area (a list of recently used addresses) and might solve this on another way

> 8) Is there a way to delay email sendings, so the messages lies for > some minutes in the outbox before being sent?
No. Why would you do this. Mass mailings into the same domains? Mails could be send by an agent delayed in the frist place, but again you need a developer for this.

> 9) When printing an email, if the senders name are too large it > happens that recipients names are "inpiped" one on each other, > cutting half a page for only showing the email addresses. Do you > know how to adjust the recipient's view?
It can be programmed, this is most likely quite easy. And it might be worth going to classroom.

> 10) Sometimes lotus notes tells that there isn't any "sitemap" and > you need to restart Lotus Notes. Do you know why?
Never heared of this one.
Sounds like SPR #DCOY7F984F, which is addressed in R8.0.2.

> 11) Is there a way to use word as a editor for lotus notes emails > (it's more complete than the integrated one)!
Not sure if it is still there but at least it used to be. Never used it. If folks like the Word spell checker better than the one in notes, have a look at Notes 8, you'll most likely find what you are looking for.
Other than this, if there is featuers for stuff not in the notes editor, they will most likely not survive getting send via the web anyhow =>I would suggest to write somewhere else and send the attachments instead.