When starting Notes Client for the first time, you need to enter the user's and the Domino server's name.
You can use a client setup configuration file and use it in the shared/stub notes.ini (parameter: ConfigFile). This file, however, must be present, accessible and the shared/stub notes.ini needs to be edited beforehand, appropriately.
It would be much easier if the Notes Client asks the customer's DNS for the users home/mail server.
My approach is the following:
The administrator creates a simple DNS TXT record (named _autodiscoverdomino) containing the Domino home/mail server (example: TREEFROG/ACME).
As it is a TXT entry it will not conflict with other DNS entries (some users might have an alias record for their Domino server(s)).
The client asks the DNS Server for that TXT record, receives its answer: HEAVEN/ACME (for example) and prefills the text field.
Pro feature #1: Determine the users first and last name and prefill the user's name
Pro feature #2: Completely get rid of the ConfigFile and move all those settings to the DNS
Think of Outlook which also does not need any manual input when starting for the first time. It identifies everything itself.
No. It is just for configuring the Notes Client on its first start.
Notes Roaming (or Panagenda MarvelClient Roaming) and ID Vault could solve your concern.
Could this also be used to simplify the user experience when they get a new laptop and need to migrate Notes from the old laptop? Easier than copying user id file, bookmarks, etc. by hand.