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Extracting Lotus Notes info to Outlook

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I have a client who is moving from lotus notes to ms exchange and we need to extract the users email addresses and messages to outlook. I could not find a suitable export format that fits into outlook.?

Has anyone completed this.?
Please advise.

regards,
AmerH

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by amer

I was not looking for a product to buy but a shareware or known extraction tools in Notes or Outlook that will work with Outlook.

by [_rick_>

Use the Lotus Notes Connector for Exchange and also use the Exchange Migration wizard. Both of these will pull the addresses from the Public Names & Address Book and will also pull the messages from each user's .nsf file.

If there are any Domino collab databases these can also be migrated over, Microsoft has tools specific for these also. You will want to check out hte Microsoft.com/Exchange site for more infomration on the various Lotus to Exchange tools.

To pull out the 'personaladdress book information' - the local NAMES.NSF. You will need to use a 3rd party tool that will extract this data on the client side (which means the Notes and Outlook would need to reside on the same box. Or you could use a free utility on the Lotus Sandbox site. This utility will allow you to convert addresses in the local names.nsf to a vCard format. These vCard formats can then be added to the Outlook Contact folder. Just by opening them. Note: Make sure that all messaging configurations on the client have been completed, such as in Internet Explorer under the Programs tab in teh options. Set the Address Book to Outlook. Otherwise just opening the Vcards will not update the Outlook Address Book but will update the Windows Address Book.

by amer

I need to extract a users email and address book to outlook. I am not going to migrate the servers yet but i need to get some users on outlook first to show them first.

by [_rick_>

If you use the migration wizard you can choose a single person or two to migrate/move over to Exchange. You do not need to migrate the whole server.

You still need the Exchange Notes Connector to allow communication between the two domains. This Connector will provide you with the ability to share address books (Exchange Global & Domino Public), also provide you the ability to exchange messages between Domino Users and Exchange / Outlook users, and Calendar invites.

I've performed many Domino to Exchange and Exchange to Domino migrations. The first step in any migration is to do a pilot. In your case you will be going from Domino to Exchange, you need the connector and you will need the wizard. These tools are free and come with MS Exchange, and they are the only way to ensure that the data is migrated/moved to the other environment - without doing manual entries.

If you have any questions on how to configure the Connector and how to use the wizard, I will be willing to assist off line. As mentioned I've done these many times before and probably have a complete project plan with steps and time lines in my document archives to help you in this adventure. Here is my email:

Rick_Platt@hotmail.com

by [_rick_>

BTW: If you are just wanting to use Outlook against a Domino server and the Domino Server is release 5.0.5 or greater, then you can use iNotes. iNotes comes with Lotus Domino and allows native Outlook to communicate with Domino and use the Domino names.nsf. Nothing is converted over to Outlook (unless you create a PST and perform a Drag-n-Drop).

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