Installing The Groupwise Client On A Mac; Starting Groupwise; Assigning A Password To Your Mailbox; Section 1.2, "Starting Groupwise - Novell GROUPWISE 8 - LINUX-MAC CLIENT Manual

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1.1.2 Installing the GroupWise Client on a Mac

1 Insert the GroupWise 8 DVD into the DVD drive of your Mac workstation.
2 Double-click the CDROM icon that appears on your desktop.
3 Double-click the
4 Drag the GroupWise
software on your Mac.
5 Drag the GroupWise
GroupWise icon there for convenient access.
6 Continue with

1.2 Starting GroupWise

When you start GroupWise, you might be prompted to type information such as your password, the
TCP/IP address of your post office agent, and so forth. This Startup dialog box changes, depending
on the information GroupWise needs to be able to open your Mailbox, and the GroupWise mode that
you log in to.
Your system administrator might restrict the GroupWise modes you can log in to.
On your own workstation:
1 Start GroupWise by double-clicking
If you have not specified a password for your Mailbox and GroupWise needs no additional
information, you bypass the Startup dialog box and GroupWise opens.
2 If you are prompted for a password, type the password in the Password field.
3 If you are prompted for additional information, click the mode of GroupWise you are logging
in to and type additional information as necessary, such as the TCP/IP address and port of the
Post Office Agent.
If you do not know the required information, contact your system administrator.
4 Click OK.
For instructions to start GroupWise under specialized circumstances, see
Non-Standard Login Requirements," on page

1.3 Assigning a Password to Your Mailbox

Your GroupWise administrator might have set an initial password for you. If not, you can assign a
password to your Mailbox. GroupWise passwords are case sensitive (for example, Wednesday is not
the same as WEDNESDAY). If you forget your password, you cannot access any of your items.
Your GroupWise administrator can reset your password if you forget it.
1 Linux: Click Tools > Options.
Mac: Click GroupWise > Preferences.
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folder, then double-click the GroupWise
mac
package from the DVD to the
package from the
Starting GroupWise.
icon is automatically created on your desktop.
.dmg
Applications
folder to the dock to create a
Applications
to display the GroupWise Main Window.
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file.
folder to install the
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