RE: [TCLUG:12929] Let's hear it for Domino Server!

[Scott Dier - dieman <dieman@ringworld.org>]

On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Ryberg, Nicholas wrote:

> I think that Lotus/IBM is desperately trying to catch up to Outlook with the
> front end nifty-ness of Outlook, and in the process cutting back a little on

A) Outlook is not as nifty as Notes.  In notes I can create an email that
gets sent out to say, 20 people, that has a view in it asking them a whole
ton of things and get that back right into a backend database.  You could
setup full workflow and knowledge management solutions for a business in
notes rather than eat someones hardcoded stuff.

B) Notes is not hard to program in.  Lotusscript is icky poo, but it
allows for non-programmers (like my dad) to do neat things in notes
without having to break out a c compiler.  

C) The web browser is good.  Just think, create your views in a html-ish
environs (notes 5) and have them work just as well in the notes client as
they do via a domino server to a remote user.  IE: telecommute without the
notes client, just a 128bit encryped browser and a 'net connection. (or a
vpn.. blah blah blah.)


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