Accessing Your GroupWise Mailbox

Each GroupWise user has a mailbox in a post office. In a corporate workplace environment, users with Windows workstations can run the GroupWise Windows client to access their mailboxes and to send and receive mail. Users with Linux or Macintosh workstations can run the GroupWise Cross-Platform client.

GroupWise Windows Client Workstation Requirements

• Any of the following Windows versions:
  • Windows 98 on a Pentium* 133 or higher with at least 48 MB of RAM
  • Windows NT on a Pentium 133 or higher with at least 64 MB of RAM
  • Windows 2000 on a Pentium 200 or higher with at least 128 MB of RAM
  • Windows XP on a Pentium 300 or higher with at least 128 MB of RAM

• 60 MB of free disk space to install the Windows client

GroupWise Windows Client Installation

1. At a Windows workstation that meets the client requirements, insert the GroupWise 6.5 Client CD. The Client Installation program should start automatically. If it does not, run setup.exe at the root of the CD.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the Windows client software on your workstation. The Setup program can start the GroupWise Windows client for you immediately.

For system-wide rollout of the Windows client software, you will probably not provide a CD to each GroupWise user. See Client in the GroupWise Administration Guide for various client rollout alternatives, including use of Novell ZENworks^® for Desktops.

GroupWise Cross-Platform Client Workstation Requirements

• Any of the following desktop operating systems:
  • SUSE LINUX Desktop, SUSE LINUX 8.2, or SUSE LINUX 9 Professional, plus the KDE desktop or the GNOME desktop
  • Red Hat 9 or Red Hat Enterprise 3 WS, plus the GNOME desktop
  • Macintosh OS 10.3 (Panther)

• Java Virtual Machine (JVM) 1.4.2 or later
• 40 MB of free disk space to install the Cross-Platform client

GroupWise Cross-Platform Client Installation on Linux

1. At a Linux workstation that meets the Cross-Platform client requirements for Linux, insert the GroupWise 6.5 for Linux Cross-Platform Client CD. The client Setup program should start automatically. If it does not, run install at the root of the CD.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the Cross-Platform client software on your Linux workstation. The Setup program can start the Cross-Platform client for you immediately.

GroupWise Cross-Platform Client Installation on Macintosh

1. At a Macintosh workstation, browse to the GroupWise.sit file on the GroupWise 6.5 for Linux Cross-Platform Client CD.

2. Double-click the GroupWise.sit file to install the Cross-Platform client software on your Macintosh workstation. The installation process adds a GroupWise Cross-Platform client icon to your desktop.

3. Double-click the GroupWise Cross-Platform client icon to start the Cross-Platform client.

For system-wide rollout of the Cross-Platform client software, you will probably not provide a CD to each GroupWise user. See Client in the GroupWise Administration Guide for various client rollout alternatives, including use of Ximian^® Red Carpet^TM.