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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.4476
EAN: 9780596007171
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 0596007175
Label: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 460
Publication Date: June 14, 2005
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Release Date: June 01, 2005
Studio: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Ask network administrators what their most critical computer application is, and most will say "email" without a moment's hesitation. If you run a network powered by Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Exchange occupies much of your time. According to Microsoft, 110 million Exchange seats have been deployed, but 60% of you are still running Exchange 5.5. That's a problem, because the difference between version 5.5 and the more efficient Exchange 2000 and Exchange Server 2003 is profound. Don't fret. Exchange Server Cookbook offers you a comprehensive how-to guide to these newer versions of Exchange. You'll find quick solutions for the most common tasks you need to perform--everything from installation and maintenance to configuration and optimization, with proven recipes for the most useful tools and utilities. The book also has solutions to some uncommon tasks (that you may not know are possible) and advanced procedures that aren't part of day-to-day operations. These include tasks for critical situations, such as using a recovery storage group. Our reliable desktop reference even shows you how to write scripts for Exchange management and deployment tasks. That's right. While not every Exchange job can be scripted, many can, and we provide lots of working VBScript examples for accomplishing particular goals. Whatever your particular need, you'll find it quickly, because chapters in this Cookbook are laid out by recipe, with cross references to other pertinent solutions in the book. With this guide, you'll learn:

• The relationship between Exchange and Active Directory
• When to use the GUI, the command line, or scripting
• How to prepare forests, domains, and servers
• How to use Group Policy to control Exchange
• Diagnostic logging, measure performance, and administrative privileges
• Recipient management: user accounts, mailboxes, mail-enabled groups
• Mailbox and public folder database management
• Message routing and transport functions
• Security, backup, restore, and recovery operations

For every question you have about Exchange 2000 or Exchange Server 2003, our Cookbook has the answer--one that you can find and implement without a moment's hesitation.




Rating: - Fast answers to common questions
I find this a great resource when you need to administer Exchange, especially for 5.5 to 2003 admins. Everything is well written, with examples given using the GUI, command prompt and scripting.

As a recent 5.5 to 2003 admin, it's very handy for those situations where you know 2003 can do it, but haven't memorized how. Overall, a very good cookbook for your server kitchen.

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Rating: - SIMULTANEOUS COVERAGE FOR BOTH 2000 AND 2003 EDITIONS
It is not easy to judiciously cover successive editions of any given software in a single book, but I must say that the efforts of the authors of this book are commendable. Any system administrator who shares his time working with both Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003 would find this book indispensable. Its contents prove that getting to understand new versions of mission-critical technologies do not always mean starting from scratch.
Whether it entails a fresh installation or ... Read More

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Rating: - Handy set of recipes for Exchange administrators
The cookbook style really works for a topic like Exchange server maintenance. The style defines a set of recipes where each recipe covers a single question; e.g. Rehoming Public Folders. Then it discusses the problem, gives a solution, and then discusses how the solution actually works. It gives you insight into the workings of Exchange within a practical framework.

The writing is good. It's a little stiff, but you would expect that from this type of format.

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Rating: - try the command line or scripting?
Many useful ideas about running your Exchange Server. Some of which presuppose a reasonable facility in writing VBScript. Other recipes [I guess that's the preferred term] assume you have an Active Directory server on your network, and show how to integrate your Exchange Server with it.

The usage of command lines and of writing scripts may be the best way for you to learn this material. While the GUI methods are the easiest, the other approaches steer you towards actual programming of ... Read More

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