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Supported configurations for Notes and Domino 8.x
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This document describes the supported configurations of Lotus Notes/Domino® 8.x when interoperating with servers, templates, and/or clients from other releases such as 7.x and 6.5.x.

Index
I. Notes and Domino 8.x Supported Configurations for Mail
a. Domino 8 Mail Template (Mail8.ntf)
b. Domino 7 Mail Template (Mail7.ntf)
c. Domino 6 Mail Template (Mail60.ntf)
II. Needed configurations for new Notes/Domino 8.x features to function
III. Can you run a higher release of the Notes client than the release of the Domino server?
IV. What about an Administrative Assistant managing another person's Calendar?
V. The Resource Reservations database
VI. What is Lotus' recommended Upgrade Path?