When the alerts come in and Lotus Notes is open, it brings Notes to the front and the alert shows up as an unsent message. If I

Lotus Notes has a setting where you can enable or suppress sending messages requested by other applications. If this setting is in "not allow" mode, Notes will ask your permission to send the pending alert. At the same time, this alert email has as its destination your address because it is the destination address you put into your alert configuration. Please check with your IT department how to enable sending messages in Lotus Notes for alerts.