Documentum email notification (server.ini)
Content Server can send event and workflow mail for users and groups. The on/off switch and how group addresses are expanded live in server.ini, not in DQL.
Where the keys live
Per docbase file:
$DOCUMENTUM/dba/config/<docbase>/server.ini
Content Server reads this file when the docbase starts. After you edit it, restart that docbase so the new values are in effect. Do not assume a live dump of dm_server_config has already picked up a change you have not bounced.
mail_notification
T (the default) sends notifications. F disables them globally for that docbase — no user-level override will turn mail back on while this is F. Use F in labs and clones where you do not want a burst of stale workflow mail; leave T in production unless you have another reason to mute the whole server.
mail_notification = T
use_group_address
Present since Content Server 5.3. Controls what happens when the recipient is a dm_group rather than a dm_user:
| Value | What Content Server does |
|---|---|
| 0 | Default. Expand the group to i_all_users_names (nested groups, recursive) and send one message per dm_user. |
| 1 | Single message to dm_group.group_address. If that attribute is empty, fall back to 0. |
| 2 | Both: the group address and every individual user from the expansion. |
use_group_address = 0
1 is the usual choice when a group is a shared mailbox. 2 doubles traffic; only use it when both the list and the individuals must see the same event. This is Content Server notification mail, not BPS SMTP inbound — see Process Integrator for process-to-mailbox correlation.