Online

You work online by connecting to a server and transmitting and receiving data as you work with applications on a server.

Note: "Online" in this sense means using Lotus Notes with applications on DominoR servers, not using the Internet.

For information on connecting to the Internet, see Setting up your Web connection.

Offline

You work offline by using offline copies of NotesR applications (local replicas) and a dialup or LAN connection to Domino servers. Occasionally, you will connect to a server so that you can exchange (replicate) data between your local replicas and the applications on the server.

Tip: Transmission speed for LAN or broadband connections is usually fast enough that working online makes the most sense. Exceptions to the "online is best" rule for those types of connections are:

• A local replica can open or save a large document or refresh a view in a large application faster than communicating with the server for the same tasks
• A replica lets you use an application that exists on only one server when that server is unavailable

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