Global domain document - Basics tab
FieldDescription
Domain typeChoose Global Domain
Global domain nameA word or phrase that identifies the Global domain. Because IBM® Lotus® Domino™ does not use the Global domain name in mail addresses, the name you select does not necessarily have to include any organizational information. The name must be unique and not match the names of existing Domain or Connection documents in the Domino Directory.

If the Global domain uses the SMTP MTA to send SMTP mail, the name entered in this field must match the name of the Global domain specified in the Server document of the SMTP MTA server (MTAs tab - Global domain name field). If the entries do not match, the SMTP MTA fails to load and the server console displays the following message:


    Unable to get Global domain in the Name and Address book
Global domain roleSpecifies the purpose of the global domain document. Choose one of the following:
  • R5 Internet Domain or R4.x SMTP MTA -- The information in this document governs the behavior of Domino SMTP servers running Release 5 or greater, or Domino servers running the SMTP MTA.
  • X.400 MTA - The information in this document governs the behavior of Domino servers running the X.400 MTA.
Use as default Global Domain (for use with Internet protocols except HTTP)In an Domino Directory that contains multiple Global domain documents, select this field to designate the current document as the default. A Domino directory can contain one default Global domain document only.

If you designate this Global domain document as the default, servers in this Domino domain use its settings to control address lookup and construction on outbound SMTP messages that don't have the sender's Internet address. Address conversion settings in other Global domain documents in the directory is ignored.

When there are multiple Global domain documents, but none is designated the default, the Router uses the address construction rules from Global domain document that is listed last alphabetically in the Domino Directory. However, in this case, the Router does not use the Primary Internet domain defined in this Global domain document uses to construct the outbound sender's Internet address; instead, it constructs the address using the domain suffix entered in the 'Fully qualified Internet host name" field on the Basics tab of the server's Server document.

Note If address lookup is enabled on a Configuration Settings document that applies to the server, the Router ignores the address lookup setting on the default Global domain document.

For more information on the implications of specifying a default Global domain document, see the topic XXX.????