Yes it can be done.
1. The data directory exists on a network share. Therfore the EXE had to reference the NOTES.INI file in a different directory.
2. The ID files are centrally managed (4 locations) and have no standard naming convention. The Notes.ini can be built from an LDAP lookup.
3. We also had to do an LDAP lookup to find the correct mailserver, becasue the notes servers do no always reference each other.
4. And just to make things difficult we included additional feature for the Administrator Suite.
5. Did I mention we had upgrades not just a clean install?
I tell you when this sucker fired up my jaw just about dropped. My lead is an impressive guy, especially if you tell him it can't be done. 🙂