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Summary: McBee Hits Another Homerun!
Review: As a former Microsoft Product Support Specialist for Exchange 5.5, Jim McBee's "Exchange Server 5.5 24Seven" was my all-time favorite reference. Now as an Exchange Administrator for a mid-size company implementing Exchange 2000, I was very glad to see Jim come out with this new volume. I have almost a dozen books on Exchange 2000, and, just as with his 5.5 24Seven, I am finding that I gravitate to McBee's 2000 24Seven before any of the others. Yes, even before Tony Redmond's. In my opinion, what makes his Exchange books so good is the way he presents the information. He has the ability to take complex material and explain it in such a way that it actually makes sense. What's more, his information is accurate; something not all of the Exchange books out there can boast. Please note that this is not another exam preparation book. McBee will take you under the hood so you can understand how Exchange 2000 works, but the theory is balanced with real world practical application for those of us who are in the trenches administering Exchange on a daily basis. If you work with Exchange 2000, you will not be disappointed with this book. In fact, I anticipate that it will become one of your most frequently consulted references.
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Summary: 5 stars all the way
Review: As a network manager, I have no time to wade throught most of the horrible E2K books out there. I have to know what my email administrator knows so I made certain I was on top of my game with E2K by purchasing and working through 3 book, one being this one. When we went to roll out E2K and then maintain it, this book provided the most info and help. The other 2 I will not name as I would not be rude to drop anything less than 2 stars on an authors hard work - that being said I will keep that other two titles anonymous. Pick this one up, you will be happy you did.
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Summary: If you only want one Exchange Server 2000 book.. this is it.
Review: BIG BOOKS turn me off. But dealing with Exchange 2000, there's no escaping big books. This one was far too interesting, and I read it almost cover to cover - all 800+ pages - except the TOC & index.This is almost like the Bible of Exchange 2000 - deserves more than 5 stars. If you have time/resources to spend on or read just one Exchange Server 2000 book, buy this book without any hesitation. Great book for Exchange 2000 administration. Great coverage on almost everything about Exchange 2000. Also serves as a great resource for the 70-224 test, in addition to the MS Press Exchange Server 2000 Impl. & Admin. Training Kit. Particularly excellent coverage of the Exchange databases & disaster recovery. Clustering coverage is good. Can do with more coverage on messaging infrastructure design, but overall this book is perhaps the best book on Exchange 2000, (Not to say the Digital Press books which are more focussed on particular aspects are any less perfect - just different focus). Bharat Suneja
MCT
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Summary: Everything you need to know about Exchange 2000 is here.
Review: Great book! I had administered earlier versions of Microsoft Exchange but was new to Exchange 2000. There was not a single question that I had that this book did not have an answer for. Outstanding!
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Summary: does what it says
Review: I have worked on 5.5 systems and this book helped me bridge the knowledge gap for an on the job education. It add a few tricks that really make it worth while.
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Summary: not enough haiku, but this book still rocks!
Review: I see that Jim McBee has done it again - what an enormously helpful book this is! I really like the index of "how-to"s inside the front and back covers. This is sure to be the definitive guide to E2K administration.
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Summary: Awsome Book
Review: I would highly recommend this book for all Exchange 2000 Admins.
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Summary: Excellent coverage of a difficult topic
Review: Jim McBee has done an outstanding job with this book. This is a huge topic to cover well, and the book never falters in providing clear and explicit instruction. I'm not certain I would reccommend it as a study guide for the exam, but I don't think that's its main purpose. Highly reccommended.
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Summary: Recommended for E2K Admin exam preparation
Review: Other readers have given this book five stars and for good reason. IMHO, if you are a real world administrator, this is the best book to have. However, I wanted to review this book in the context of preparing for the 70-224 Exchange Server 2000 Admin exam. While not an exam book, 24x7 does present much of the in-depth information you need for study. Since the author's intent is to give thourough expert coverage to the most important topics in E2K administration, this should not be your first book, Better to start with a primer that will orient you to this feature rich product with its many integration and deployment issues. A very good primer is the "Microsoft(r) Exchange 2000 Server Administrator's Companion". A second choice might be "MCSE Training Kit, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server". As third choice, consider the preported companion to 24x7 is the Sybex "MCSE: Exchange Server 2000 Administration Study Guide". It consise and otherwise good coveage is marred by its many errors. That said, this would be the next book to read, since it leads you into a more thorough, detailed, and I must say accurate examination of the same topics - all without being boring. Incidently, the great index makes this an excellent reference book for work. The only other supplemental reading that might be needed are a few white papers and KB articles on FE/BE servers and database backup and recovery; topics that are nevertheless covered really well in this book. Avoid reading the "Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Resource Kit" which is not up to the standards of other Resource Kit documentation. The one negative issue to note is that the author repeatedly references additional (but not essential) documentation on his website; a website which crashed and has yet to be rebuilt.
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Summary: I've finally found something that I can run with!
Review: This book is a complete guide that shaped my perspective in dealing with exchange at work. This is all of the real world, day to day "what you need to know and do" information that so many books lack.
If you are looking to study for the exchange exam this is the wrong item. Instead this very well written book will make you feel like the author is standing over your shoulder pointing out what is what, how to maintain and troubleshoot them all as well.
Full of checklists, how to's and the authors real world experiences and advice. Thanks Jim. Great job!
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