To use the Domino mail system you have to understand the roles of the following databases: mailbox, mail file and names and address book.

Depending on your Domino installation the mailbox is a local or a remote database. The mail box is used to deposit documents to be passed to the Domino mail routing facility. To be successfully processed, a document must have a text field called RECIPIENTS holding the names of the receivers.

The mail file is used to read and store mail which was sent to you. The Note mail routing facility drops mail documents in your personal mail file.

The names and address book is used as a reference for all valid recipients. There are views in the names and address book that contain certain columns which present valid recipient names.

To create a Domino mail you have to set up a Domino mail part. Use the settings pages to connect the mail part to your personal mail file and to the mail box. In addition to that, you have to specify a mail form to use. If you want, you can use the Domino address book part to open the names and address book database to present a list of valid recipients.