eCopy Connector for Lotus Notes

The eCopy Connector for Lotus Notes Mail enables users to send scanned documents from an eCopy-enabled device as email attachments from either a generic Lotus Notes account or from the user's personal Lotus Notes account. eCopy recommends that you create a generic Lotus Notes account for use by ShareScan.

Before email can be sent from a personal Lotus Notes account, you must first configure the eCopyMail pass-through database on a Domino HTTP server.

The connector provides access to the Lotus Notes address book as well as to the local Internet address book. When sending from a personal Lotus Notes account, a copy of the message is automatically delivered to the sender’s Inbox folder.

Important You must install and configure the Lotus Notes client on the computer running the ShareScan Manager before you can install the Lotus Notes email or fax connector. If you install the client after installing ShareScan, you must manually add the Lotus Notes client executable to the Path environment variable.

If the Lotus Notes client installation program prompts you to choose between the Multi-User Install option and the Single User Install option, make sure that you select the Single User Install option. After the client installation program is finished, close it before configuring the connector in the Administration Console.

ShareScan typically uses the logon name specified in the Active ID file to access the Global Address List, while sending messages from the user’s personal Lotus Notes account.

For the generic connector configuration options, see Configure connector profile.

Lotus Notes configuration settings

Section

Field Name

Description

ShareScan User

The account used to access the Global Address List.

Active ID file

The name of the Lotus Notes ID file installed on the local computer.

 

User name

The user name associated with the Active ID file.

 

Password

The password associated with the Active ID file.

 

Test

Validates the logon information.

Send options

Send from personal account

Sends email from a personal Lotus Notes account, rather than from the ShareScan User account. This option is available only if the Lotus Notes Address Book option is enabled (on the Address books tab).

If you select this option, you must configure a Domino HTTP/HTTPS server to use the eCopyMail pass-through database and specify the Domino Server, Mail Send Port, and encryption options.

 

Domino server

The name of the HTTP/HTTPS server where the eCopyMail pass-through database is installed:

  • For HTTP: Enter the server name, IP address, or fully qualified domain name, as appropriate, for your Domino environment.
  • For SSL/HTTPS: Enter the server name exactly as it appears in the SSL certificate. For example, if the name is “lsphere.ecopydocs.com”, enter this text in the field.
 

Mail send port

The port number used to send mail (defaults are 80 for HTTP; 443 for SSL/HTTP).

 

Use SSL/HTTPS

Encrypts communication with the HTTP server using SSL/HTTPS.

 

Ignore SSL certificate errors

When this option is ON, the following certificate issues are ignored by the HTTPS connection between the connector and the Domino server (both in testing mode and at runtime:

  • Certificate is expired
  • Revocation URL is not accessible
  • Unknown CA or broken chain

Send to self

Disables the list of recipients and sends the scanned documents only to the logged on user. You can use the $$FILENAME$$ name variable on the Subject or Notes line to distinguish among scanned documents.

Enable user to Cc recipients when sending mail

Enables the user at the device to send a copy of a message to one or more recipients who are not the primary recipients.

eCopy recommends that you create a generic Lotus Notes account for use by ShareScan.

Address book

Section/Field Name

Description

Lotus Notes address book

If checked, enables the Lotus Notes address book. Use the Address book list to select a directory to be used, and the Search on list to set the search criterion.

Internet address book

If checked, enables the Internet address book. Using the Configure button, you can access additional settings for the address book:

  • Setting database, address book, user, and search criteria
  • Managing the address book via the Add, Delete, Import, and Export options

Search while typing

If checked, enables the functionality.

Content settings

Field Name

Description

Subjects

Displays a list of subjects appearing in the Subjects List of the client UI Send Form. Buttons are provided to Add, Edit and Delete subjects, as well as move a selected subject up or down in the list. Use of wildcards is allowed, the supported wildcards are:

  • $$USER_NAME$$ - Sender.
  • $$FILENAME$$ - File name.

Notes

Select this option of the menu to display a list of customized notes that appear on the Notes List of the client UI. Moving the cursor over a Note in the list displays an informational “bubble” with the entire contents of the Note. This allows the user to view an entire Note regardless of its length. Use of wildcards is allowed, the supported wildcards are:

  • $$USER_NAME$$ - Sender
  • $$RECIPIENTS$$ - Recipients
  • $$FILENAME$$ - File name
  • $$FILESIZE$$ - File size
  • $$PAGECOUNT$$ - Page count

Email address format in message content

Set the email display format for the message.

Byline

Displays a customizable message in the body of the email.

Express settings

Express mode allows the connector to function with a minimum of user input at the device. The subject, note, and recipient list are preconfigured on the Express tab so the user does not have to enter any of this information.

Field Name

Description

Enable

Enabling the Express function designates the profile you are creating as an Express profile.

Subject

Enter the subject to be used for messages.

Note

Enter the note you want to use.

To

Use the Add and Delete buttons to manage the recipients.

Cc

Use the Add and Delete buttons to manage the recipients.