Supporting Forced Mailbox Caching - Novell GROUPWISE 8 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

6 Click OK to save the GroupWise version and/or date settings.
ConsoleOne then notifies the POA to restart so the new settings can be put into effect.
Corresponding Startup Switches You can also use the /gwclientreleaseversion,
gwclientreleasedate, and
the POA to check client version and/or date information.
POA Web Console On the
Current Users page, which lists all GroupWise users who are currently accessing the post office.
Users who are running GroupWise clients older than the approved version and/or date are
highlighted in red in the list. Users who are running newer versions are shown in blue.
Historical Note: The capability of identifying client version and date information was first
introduced in GroupWise 5.5 Enhancement Pack Support Pack 1. Any clients with versions and
dates earlier than GroupWise 5.5 Enhancement Pack Support Pack 1 do not appear at all on the
Current Users page of the POA Web console.

36.2.6 Supporting Forced Mailbox Caching

GroupWise client users have the option to download their GroupWise mailboxes to their
workstations so they can work without being continuously connected to the network. This is called
Caching mode. For more information, see
When client users change to Caching mode, the contents of their mailboxes must be copied to their
hard drives. This process is called "priming" the mailbox. If users individually decide to use
Caching mode, the POA easily handles the process.
If you force all users in the post office to start using Caching mode, as described in
Forcing Use of Caching Mode" on page
at the same time. This creates a load on the POA that can cause unacceptable response to other users.
To configure the POA to handle multiple requests to prime mailboxes:
1 In ConsoleOne, browse to and right-click the POA object, then click Properties.
2 Click GroupWise > Agent Settings to display the Agent Settings page.
506 GroupWise 8 Administration Guide
/enforceclientversion startup switches in the POA startup file to configure
Status page of the POA Web console, click C/S Users to display the
Section 68.1.2, "Caching Mode," on page
1076, multiple users might attempt to prime their mailboxes
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1075.
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