Comment Re:Lotus Notes client setup creates ID (Score 1) 510
Yes, using the name rather than the id file is what does it. I've only been on the platform since R5.0.4, but it's been there in every version I've used. A password may be set on the id (File > Tools > User ID or File > Security > User Security in Notes 6+), whereupon a login will be required to start the client (the notes.ini will point to the now-secured user id, and a missing KeyFilename= param will halt start-up), but the strength can't be set (needs a certifier ID to change, as you know).
Local encryption is possible -- the id contains the Notes-standard keys (all at 128-bit post Global R5.0.4), but "normal" public/private encryption is not because the public key isn't accessible (no PNAB). (The public key can still be copied/mailed to an external directory.)
As for the rest, I've never, ever been a fan of P2P for any purpose. Too much to go wrong, and I still have to fix it no matter who's to blame because it Notes. Perhaps if it were defeatable via domain policy, I might concede some usefulness for home/microbusiness use. It'd never be THE choice for home, though -- there's just too much overhead for most home needs.
Local encryption is possible -- the id contains the Notes-standard keys (all at 128-bit post Global R5.0.4), but "normal" public/private encryption is not because the public key isn't accessible (no PNAB). (The public key can still be copied/mailed to an external directory.)
As for the rest, I've never, ever been a fan of P2P for any purpose. Too much to go wrong, and I still have to fix it no matter who's to blame because it Notes. Perhaps if it were defeatable via domain policy, I might concede some usefulness for home/microbusiness use. It'd never be THE choice for home, though -- there's just too much overhead for most home needs.
