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iNotes Access: Using mailjump.nsf, custom form & user authentication

While out on leave, my company moved from R5 to R6.  Now that I'm back, I need to figure out a way to allow users to access iNotes in a more user friendly manner.  I feel as if I have all the pieces to the puzzle, but no picture to go from...so I need some help.  Let me preface this by saying that my web server/access is very limited...so please speak slowly. :)

We're using R6.5 on Windows 2003 server.  

I have downloaded mailjump.nsf from the Sandox to use to prevent users from having to key in the entire path including their mail file name.  I believe that I have this portion working correctly.  

The other thing is that I recently created a domcfg.nsf database.  I'd like to be able to use a login screen similar to that of the example included with it.  What steps do I need to take in order to use the custom login screen and mailjump.nsf?  Do I need to configure web documents?

The other big issue is that we're being prompted for multiple logins when attempting to access iNotes.  I've read that you can turn on session based authentication or create a web site authentication realm document, but I'm really quite lost about this issue.  Suggestions on what you've done or some hand holding help on setting up a solution is much needed.

Thanks so much!
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You have to enable session-based authentication.. to enable it open the Server document, go to the Internet Protocols tab, then the Domino Web Engine tab, and in the HTTP Sessions section, change the field "Session authentication" to "Enabled."

For more help on this check out admin help for "Setting up session-based name-and-password authentication"

when you use mailjump.nsf it will prompt for login ( if db acl is set no access to default and anonymous), this will bring up the login form from domcfg.nsf when session-based login is enforced.

For MUltiple login issue check this out http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=899&uid=swg21102037

~Hemanth
Even mailjump seem to produce multiple login.. here is the link to it
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=899&uid=swg21100872
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The options I have are Multiple Server, Single Server or disabled when attempting to turn on sessions based authentication.  

I have already visited the Lotus help documents regarding web site authentication realm documents and session based authentication.  I have zero experience with web servers and the lot, so they might as well be written in japanese.  I understand the steps, the problem I have is with what to PUT in those fields.  Hence, the need for hand holding that I outlined in the posting of this question.
That is OK.. I am walking you thru.. give me the fields that you have problem with
For custom login, open domcfg.nsf, go to the form mappings view, and choose ADD MAPPING.

WIth session authentication, by default, the login applies to all files on the server, and you should not get multiple login prompts UNLESS a frameset opens before you login, and each frame in the frameset demands login (you will see the login form apear in each frame).  Also, any graphics that require login will be broken graphics, as Domino will have refused to serve them (sending the samelogin screen instead of the graphic).

Non-session authentication works siilarly, except that the authentication can easily apply to only a certain directory (realm), in which case, you can still get login prompts on oTHER pages AFTER you login.
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Ok then, thank you very much.  Can we try and get the steps down first?  I think it might make me feel a little less overwhelmed. (ie create realm document, check acl setting...not necessarily the details of each)

I want our users to put in inotes.company.com and see the login form that is held in domcfg.nsf.  After they enter their information and mailjump.nsf figures out what mail file they need to see, I then want their mail file to open.  I'd rather not use the Lotus pop up login.

I have domcfg.nsf in the data directory, while mailjump.nsf is in a folder of the main domino folder.
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I think I may have just cheated and fixed the problem on my own.

I went in and placed the mailjump.nsf form into homepage.nsf.  I then told homepage.nsf to open that form whenever the database is opened.  This seems to have fixed the login page (except for the pop up) and the authentication issue.

homepage.nsf allows anonymous users and the default is read access.  Is there a problem with doing it this way?
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