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Routing mail by priority
IBM® Lotus® Notes® users can click the Delivery Options button to specify a priority level -- high, normal, or low -- for each message they create. The priority level determines how quickly the IBM® Lotus® Domino™ Router transfers a message over either Notes or SMTP routing. If you do not specify a priority for a message, the server treats it as normal priority by default.
Priority levelDefault Notes routing
HighThe server routes the mail immediately.
NormalThe server routes the mail at the next scheduled connection time, based on the schedule in the Connection document to the server that is the next hop for the message. Within the same Notes named network, normal priority messages route immediately.
LowBy default, the server routes low-priority mail only between midnight and 6 AM. Even if low-priority mail is pending delivery when the server routes other mail, the server does not route the low-priority mail except during the specified time interval. You can change the default time for routing low-priority mail.
For information on changing the default time for routing low-priority mail, see the topic Setting transfer limits. For information on setting the Router to ignore message priority, see the topic Setting advanced transfer and delivery controls.

The Router typically processes delayed messages within 5 minutes of the start of the low-priority time range.

Forcing low-priority mail to route

By default, the Router delays low-priority mail until the low-priority time range, even for servers in the same Notes Named Network. If you do not want to delay low-priority mail you can:

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