What Is Novell Ifolder - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

What Is Novell iFolder?

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Novell iFolder Administration Guide
There are three components to Novell iFolder:
iFolder server software
iFolder runs on NetWare
Windows 2000 servers.
Once you have installed the iFolder server software on your server, your
users can install the iFolder client in order to access their iFolder files, and
you can access the Server Management Console and the default iFolder
Web site to manage your iFolder user accounts.
From the Server Management Console, you can perform administrative
tasks for all your iFolder user accounts. From the iFolder Web site, your
iFolder users will download the iFolder client software. It is also where
you can access the Java* applet and view your iFolder files from a
browser. The iFolder Web site is meant to be customized to fit your
company's look, feel, and business needs.
iFolder client software
Novell iFolder client is compatible with Windows* 95, 98, 2000, NT, and
ME workstations.
The iFolder client must be installed on every workstation that you will use
to access your iFolder files.
The following three items are created when iFolder is installed on the
workstation:
A shortcut pointing to your iFolder directory (located in My
Documents\iFolder\userid\Home) appears on your desktop.
The iFolder icon looks like this:
The iFolder directory, located on your computer's hard drive, is
where you will keep your files. Once a file is placed in the iFolder
directory and synchronized out to the iFolder server, you can see it
from all workstations that you are logged in to that have the iFolder
client installed. Applications associated with the files in the iFolder
directory must be installed at the local workstation. For example, if
you have a Microsoft* Word document in your iFolder directory, you
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