What are the Lotus Notes/Lotus Domino naming conventions and standards?
- 19 Feb, 2010
What are the Lotus Notes/Lotus Domino naming conventions and standards?
Name
Maximum length
Valid character
Organization Certifier Name 3 to 64 characters (recommended limit is 32 characters if possible) A - Z, 0 - 9, -. _ ’ (dash, period, space, underscore, and apostrophe)
See Note below. Organization Unit Certifier Name 64 characters A - Z, 0 - 9, -. _ ’ (dash, period, space, underscore, and apostrophe)
See Note below. Country Code
0 or 2 characters A - Z Password:
Organization ———––>
OU –––––––––––––>
Server/User –––––––>
32 characters
at least 12 (recommended) to 32
63 characters A - Z, 0 - 9, & -. _ ’ (ampersand, dash, period, space, underscore, and apostrophe) Server Name 59 characters A - Z, 0 - 9, & - ’ (ampersand, dash, space, and apostrophe)
Using a space is not recommended but if you use one, enter the Server Name in quotes (“”) when you enter a command set at the server console.
Do not use periods (.) or underscores (_) in Domino Server names because of the current BIND server code 8.1.2. DNS standards demoted underscores in host names.*
*See Note below. Notes Network Name 31 characters
Refer to Document #1096391 for additional information. A - Z, 0 - 9, -, _ (a space is also a valid character) Notes Port Name 31 characters
A - Z, 0 - 9, -, _ User First Name + User Last Name Must not be greater than 80 characters A - Z, 0 - 9, & -. _ ’ (ampersand, dash, period, space, underscore, and apostrophe) User Middle Initial 2 characters A - Z, 0 - 9, & -. _ ’ (ampersand, dash, period, space, underscore, and apostrophe) Notes Domain Name 31 characters (minimum of 3) A - Z, 0 - 9, & - _ ’ (ampersand, dash, space, underscore, and apostrophe)
Do not use periods (.) in a domain name as they are reserved characters. Server Title Colon “:”, Cannot be used in a server title.