Upgrade-by-mail sends an e-mail notification to users instructing them to upgrade their Notes® client and optionally, their mail file template. You can also use Upgrade-by-mail to notify users that their mail files have been migrated to Notes® mail.

The upgrade notification contains two options that users click to upgrade their client and mail file.

Note: Upgrade-by-mail is not available for iNotes® users.

• Install Notes – starts the Notes install program from a directory on am accessible network drive
• Upgrade Mail File – replaces the user's current mail template with another mail template

  Note: If you do not complete the Mail Template Information section in the upgrade-by-mail notification form, the Upgrade Mail File option does not appear in the e-mail notification.

  Note: To use Upgrade-by-mail to upgrade mail file templates, users must have at least Designer access to their mail application. Otherwise, use the mail conversion utility to update mail file templates.

• Back up the Notes client.
• Create an installation directory on a Domino® server or a file server to which users have network access, then copy all Notes install directories and files to this folder.

Related tasks
Creating the Notes upgrade-by-mail user notification