This Week: A smorgasbord of tips

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Published by SearchDomino.com  July 19, 2004 >> Receive this e-mail as text  >> About this e-mail   In this Issue >> From the editor: A smorgasbord of tips >> Featured Topic: Readers' choice: Your favorite ND Web sites >> Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert: Debbie Lynd, Domino Messaging Site Exclusives: >>Java applet flaw found in Notes >>Domino downsized: Express edition courts SMBs >>Chapter Download: Writing Java applets and Java Web Start applications Tips of the Week: >>Cool password recovery tricks >>Check those LotusScript errors! >> Site Highlights: White Paper: Improve Domino performance and send large attachments Chapter Excerpt: Instant messaging rules Webcast: How to combat the shifting tactics of next-gen spammers  From the Editor: by Christine Polewarczyk, Editor There are only two weeks left in our current tip contest. This is your last chance to send in your Notes/Domino programming or administration tips for a chance to win the awesome grand prize up for grabs -- an iRiver Flash MP3 player with FM tuner and voice recorder. We will select and notify first, second and third place winners in the first week of August based on the tips that receive the highest rating from our members. First place wins the grand prize, and second and third place winners win coveted spots in our Hall of Fame. Please help us decide who deserves recognition by reading and rating the smorgasbord of tips below: Administrator tips Manage all your databases at once Toolbar tip to improve R6 performance Secret Notes client for Domino 5.x (W32) Developer tips Quickly parse URL parameters Customize 'no search results found' message Open a database to a specific frameset Embedding comments within loops Focus on a doc when changing views, without Navigator An easier way to use Validate Get sorted results from complicated search criteria Let users filter any view Hide view of HTML links Stop that WebQueryOpen! Customize 'no documents found' screen Modify a rich text field in the UI without having to save and re-open Optimize performance of your LotusScript code An easier way to find values for Microsoft constants How to fake a relational database within Notes Change view design or scheduled agent runtimes Who's sending the spam? Achieve dynamic display in a view Create your own drag/drop area Document your application in a page element Thanks in advance for helping us pick the winners. And, please, don't be shy about sharing your Notes/Domino know-how, too! Submit your tip today for a chance to win. You can't win if you don't play! Have a great week, everyone. Christine  Featured Topic: Readers' choice: Your favorite ND Web sites by Christine Polewarczyk, Editor Some of you thought we had left out some key sites in our recent 'Top 10 sites for Notes/Domino professionals' Featured Topic. So here's round two: 10 more sites you consider must-haves. Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert: Debbie Lynd Category: Domino Messaging Dear Debbie: We are running Notes 5.0.11 server. Some users are having the problem on the mail retention issue. Multiple folders have been created and messages are moved to these folders with retention date set. But when the date is up, the messages are not deleted, and still remain in the folders. Is there anything I can check? Click here to read Debbie's expert response or ask a question of your own. Site Exclusives: >> Java applet flaw found in Notes A consultant has discovered three Java applet flaws in Lotus Notes that could expose sensitive data. IBM has not yet offered fixes, but Notes users can stay secure by disabling Java applets. >> Domino downsized: Express edition courts SMBs The new Domino Messaging Express is intended for SMBs and comes with a discount for those dumping Exchange. An expert says it's more proof that Domino and the messaging market have a long life ahead. >> Chapter Download: Writing Java applets and Java Web Start applications In this chapter from the book SAMS Teach Yourself Java 2 in 21 Days, by Rogers Cadenhead and Laura Lemay, you'll learn how to create both kinds of Web-based Java programming as you explore the following topics: how to create a simple applet and present it on a Web page; how to create a simple applet and present it on a Web page; how to send information from a Web page to an applet; how to store an applet in a Java archive so that it can be downloaded more quickly by Web browsers; how to create applets by the Java Plug-in, a virtual machine that improves a Web browser's Java support; how to install and run Java applications in a Web browser; and, how to publish your application's files and run it. Tip of the Week: Cool password recovery tricks The process for having IDs sent to a repository is a bit finicky, and even small misconfigurations on the registration box will cause copies of the IDs not to be sent to the ID repository, as defined in the certificate's recovery info. Here are a few valuable tricks that you can use to collect them. Check those LotusScript errors! If you have spent a lot of time working with Domino/Notes, you have probably run into incorrect LotusScript code. In this tip, Chuck Connell walks through an example of wrongly coded LotusScript and explains how to edit it to include better error handling. >> Check out all our tips.  Site Highlights White Paper: Improve Domino performance and send large attachments This paper provides details on how it is now possible to move large documents quickly and securely via e-mail, while at the same time improving messaging server performance and reducing mailbox size. Download this free white paper. Chapter Excerpt: Instant messaging rules Read this chapter from the founder of the ePolicy Institute, Nancy Flynn. "Instant Messaging Rules" discusses the risks that IM creates, best practices for managing IM in your company and more. Read this chapter. Webcast: How to combat the shifting tactics of next-gen spammers Register now to attend this webcast. Spammers are shifting tactics by using new covert and creative tactics designed to get past conventional spam filters. Attend "How to combat the shifting tactics of next-gen spammers," July 28 at 2 p.m. EDT, to learn how spam filters operate and how spammers are attempting to defeat these content filtering technologies. This new monthly tip will teach you how to manage spam and keep your systems secure. Enter your e-mail and start receiving Spam and Security Tip. E-mail    Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. ITKnowledgeExchange SearchDomino.com has launched a brand new service! 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