Lenovo ThinkPad R61i User Manual

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You might find it helpful to have multiple mailboxes in case one is not

accessible. You can define up to ten mailbox locations.

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Network-based mailboxes should be read-only for clients and write access

should be restricted.

2.

Set up repositories in the registry:

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On a donor system with Rescue and Recovery installed, edit the registry at

HKLM\Software\Lenovo\Rescue and Recovery\ADM.

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Change the following settings in the preceding key:

"mailbox"=

and then add your mailbox directory information. Mailboxes on the local
drive, for example would look like this:

"mailbox"=C:\ADM\Mailbox;\\Machine\Share\Directory

Mailboxes on an FTP site would look like this:

ftp://userid:password@ftpserver/mailbox

Mailboxes on a shared network drive would look like this:

\\Machine\Share\Directory

Notes:

a.

HTTPS is not supported for mailbox functions.

b.

The HTTP Web server must be configured to deliver indexing turned on
and list files capability.

Drive letters may change between Windows Professional Edition and your
normal operating system environment. The C: drive is most likely to change.
To work around this, use the environment variable CUSTOS which always
points to the drive containing the typical customer operating system. The
preceding example would change to:

mailbox=%CUSTOS%\ADM\Mailbox;ftp://userid:password@ftpserver/mailbox;

\\Machine\Share\Director

The string can be any length as long as it conforms to the standards of the
device or protocol being used. For example, if using a local file, the path can
not exceed 256 characters.

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Multiple mailbox entries are separated by commas or semicolons.

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Antidote Delivery Manager sequentially looks in the specified mailbox

locations for packages.

3.

If a user name and password are required for an FTP or HTTP connection, use
this format:

ftp//username:password@ftp.yourmailbox.com

4.

For user name and password network shares mailboxes:
User name and password entries are stored encrypted in the registry. To add an
entry on the donor system:
a.

Open a DOS window

b.

Change directories to C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Rescue and Recovery\ADM

c.

Run this command:

auncpw /add \\Machine\Share\Director /user username /pwd password /ref refID

This command creates the following entry in the registry:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Lenovo\MND\ADM\RscDrvy
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Appendix B. Antidote Delivery Manager

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