Darren Duke has been testing the beta version of 8.5.2. He’s posted some information on new features he hopes will make the final version.

While he can’t provide all of the code for his agent, Marc Champoux has posted a more generic version that you can customize for your environment.

Chris Miller has posted a new podcast of IdoNotes. Episode 75 is an interview with the CEO of Synaptris, maker of the FewClix add-on for Notes.

Sourcefire’s open-source anti-virus engine ClamAV version 0.94.x reached end-of-life yesterday, April 15, leaving some systems non-operational.

Vladislav Tatarincev says there is a problem with the SmartUpgrade RUNAS function. If you store the password, it can be compromised. He provides a link to the TechNote and information on the SPR.

Eric Mack revisits this handy feature in Notes 8.x. It seems the client is eager to send mail to all your recent contacts. He provides instructions on shutting it down.

Matt Cook read about the auto-populated groups feature and gave it a try. His first attempt didn’t work as he hoped. He tried again and found the feature works nicely.

No, it isn’t your imagination, there is more spam. Google ran a survey to make the numbers official. The study also looked at how spam is generated and sent.

Stephan Wissel was curious as to how XPages would react to form formulas. He did some testing and has posted his initial findings.

John Head reveals the secrets behind doing a mail merge with Lotus Symphony Documents. He even includes links to the "official" documentation.