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Replicating mail and other databases
You can replicate local databases using the Replicator page, and do other work while Notes replicates. If the Replicator page doesn't have an entry for a database you want to replicate, see Creating replicas.

To return to the Replicator page while replication is running, double-click the replication progress bar.

Replication progress bar

While replication is running, the Start button at the top of the Replicator page becomes a Stop button.

Tip If you want to replicate your address book to a different computer that you use, consider becoming a roaming user instead, so that Notes can automate replication of personal information including your address book.

Click any of these topics:


To replicate a single database

1. Click the Replicator icon in the Bookmark bar.


2. Select the entry on the Replicator page for the database you want to replicate.

3. From the menu, choose Actions - Replicate Selected Database.

4. (Optional) To stop replication, click the Stop button at the top of the Replicator.

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To replicate your mail only

When you replicate your mail database, you can send mail only or send and receive mail. Your Calendar and To Do list are part of your mail, so replicating your mail also updates them.

You can choose to hold your mail in an outgoing mailbox for sending at intervals. If you hold mail, then during replication Notes sends outgoing Notes mail from your local MAIL.BOX database to the server and deletes the mail from MAIL.BOX, or sends outgoing mail to and from your SMTP.BOX if your mail is Internet mail. This setting is specified separately for each location.

For more information, see Using an outgoing mailbox.

1. Click the Replicator icon in the Bookmark bar.


2. Do one of the following: 3. (Optional) To stop replication, click the Stop button at the top of the Replicator.

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To replicate multiple databases

1. Click the Replicator icon in the Bookmark bar.


2. In the "On" column, make sure check marks appear next to the entries for the databases you want to replicate.

3. Click the "Start Now" button.

4. (Optional) To stop replicating the current database and begin replicating the next one, click the Next button at the bottom left of the Replicator. To stop replication altogether, click the Stop button at the top of the Replicator.

Tip To make sure a group of databases always replicates together, put them in a folder and replicate the folder entry by selecting it and then choosing Actions - Replicate Selected Database.

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To replicate with a selected server

You can replicate one or more databases with a selected server. You may want to do this if you have a dialup connection to a single server that can't pass through to other servers.

1. Click the Replicator icon in the Bookmark bar.


2. In the "On" column, make sure check marks appear next to the database entries you want to replicate.

3. From the menu, choose Actions - Replicate with Server.

4. Select the server.

5. Click OK.

6. (Optional) To stop replicating the current database and begin replicating the next one, click the Next button at the bottom left of the Replicator. To stop replication altogether, click the Stop button at the top of the Replicator.

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To replicate only high-priority databases

High-priority databases have a special schedule that lets them replicate more frequently than most databases; their entries appear with a double clock icon.

Replicator slide-out displaying only selected entries

To specify a database's replication priority, right-click (Macintosh users, CTRL+click) the database entry and choose "Options." Then click Other and specify the priority. Or, right-click and choose "High Priority" to switch high priority on and off.

1. Click the Replicator icon in the Bookmark bar.


2. From the menu, choose Actions - Replicate High Priority Databases.

3. (Optional) To stop replicating the current database and begin replicating the next one, click the Next button at the bottom left of the Replicator. To stop replication altogether, click the Stop button at the top of the Replicator.

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