Setup guide

IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5 Release Notes Known limitations, problems, and workarounds
Client issues
Directory Browsing supports one directory per community
Directory Browsing from the Add Contact dialog currently only supports one directory for each community
the user is logged into. There is not an additional selection for multiple directories.
Features not available with pre-7.5 server configurations
When using the 7.5 Sametime Connect client in enviroments that have pre-7.5 servers, the following
features will not be available:
1.
Business cards with extended user information and pictures
2.
Selective 'Do Not Disturb'
3.
Automatic "In a Meeting" status change when in meetings
4.
Support for voice chat in configurations with NAT
Linux: Automatic Reconnect not working
Automatic reconnect when losing network connectivity in the Linux Connect client does not work. This
feature works only on the Windows connect client.
Linux: Chat history can not be printed out
On Linux, selecting a Chat history, and then selecting File -> Print, does not work.
Machines with only the Firefox browser are not supported
The Sametime Connect 7.5 client does not support configurations where the only browser installed on the
machine is Firefox. This may be, for example, a Windows machine where Internet Explorer has been
uninstalled, or a Linux machine where only Firefox is installed.
Orange frame used as a selection aid is not drawn on Linux
When using Linux, Sametime does not draw an orange frame around the application that is highlighted in
the Sharing dialog.
Possible Linux sound issues with OSS
Sametime Connect 7.5 for Linux ships with OSS by default. If other application are using OSS, the
Sametime Connect client may not be able to play sounds or participate in voice chats. This is a known
OSS issue regarding applications sharing the system sound correctly.
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