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Summary: The first book I open when I need to look things up...
Review: comprehensive, well-indexed (with tabbed pages to identify the sections, even) and lots of great real-world best practices to make life easy. A must-read for new Exchange admins, a wonderful reference, and a great place to pick up tips for those in the field.
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Summary: If you administer Exchange this is a must
Review: I don't usually write reviews, but I had to for this book. The author not only knows his stuff, but is capable of putting his indepth knowledge in a very step 1,2,3 approach, something I have found to be an exception in alot of what I read. One think I have to note, I am the main systems person for a trading firm, and we are required to do message journaling (keeping all communications for three years). I have tried to find information on this topic and how to implement it on many message boards and other forums, as well as in documentation. Being that I did not know the actual term was "journaling" I found this impossible, and therefore, have been backing up every single mailbox, and that does not even "legally" do the trick. This one 2 page section on how to implement this makes this book worth more than money, because we are now legal. To the author, thank you for your help, and I look forward to anymore lit. that you produce!
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Summary: Very informative book, a must for any Exchange administrator
Review: I don't usually write reviews, but I had to for this book. The author not only knows his stuff, but is capable of putting his indepth knowledge in a very step 1,2,3 approach, something I have found to be an exception in alot of what I read. One think I have to note, I am the main systems person for a trading firm, and we are required to do message journaling (keeping all communications for three years). I have tried to find information on this topic and how to implement it on many message boards and other forums, as well as in documentation. Being that I did not know the actual term was "journaling" I found this impossible, and therefore, have been backing up every single mailbox, and that does not even "legally" do the trick. This one 2 page section on how to implement this makes this book worth more than money, because we are now legal. To the author, thank you for your help, and I look forward to anymore lit. that you produce!
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Summary: Great book even for those that are new to Exchange
Review: I have read about 10 Exchange books in the last 2 years and this is by far the best. It is very readable and non-technical sounding. I think those that are new to Exchange can use this book in conjunction with training materials to explain some of the technical stuff in a more human manner.
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Summary: Very well written book
Review: I picked up this book by accident thinking it would be a good "starter" book. AKA - Having never used exchange server before, I wanted a basic book for setting up accounts, addresses, basic administration, etc. This is not that book at all. If you want a really low level book, look elsewhere. However, I quickly found out Exchange Server is intuative enough that it's easy to figure out the basics all on your own just from playing with it. Aside from that, I am greatly impressed with this book. It's solved every problem I've ran across, and more. The best thirty bucks you'll spend this year.
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Summary: Very well written book
Review: I picked up this book by accident thinking it would be a good "starter" book. AKA - Having never used exchange server before, I wanted a basic book for setting up accounts, addresses, basic administration, etc. This is not that book at all. If you want a really low level book, look elsewhere. However, I quickly found out Exchange Server is intuative enough that it's easy to figure out the basics all on your own just from playing with it. Aside from that, I am greatly impressed with this book. It's solved every problem I've ran across, and more. The best thirty bucks you'll spend this year.
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Summary: If you don't know Exchange Server, this one's not for you
Review: I purchased this book as a sys admin working with Exchange Server for the first time, and this book took an already complex product and made it more frustrating. I was looking for a book that would explain the capabilities of Exchange Server and how to configure it to exploit these capabilities. This book seems much more concerned with migration of existing enterprise messaging systems to Exchange and upgrading existing Exchange installations than actually setting up Exchange from scratch.While I am sure that there is good info in this book that I will eventually use, I would definitely not recommend this book to someone who didn't know quite a bit about Exchange Server to begin with.
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Summary: The Best Book for Exchange 5.5 I have read.
Review: If you are lucky enough to pick up this book before you implement Exchange 5.5, you be able to kick sand in the face of other Exchange Admins. This book brought up so many good points I had never thought of. The book is tailored for someone who already knows a little about Exchange and is not intended as an exam prep book. The chapters cover so many "what to do if..." and "what to do when..." type senarios with "Real World" examples that make them make sense. This book covers backup procedures, disaster recovery, how to keep your server running in tip-top shape, security measures, advanced Exchange Admin procedures, and performance monitoring. You can buy the book now and be prepared when Exchange breaks, or later you will wish you had it before it happened.
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Summary: Great reference tool for the knowledgable Exchange Admin
Review: McBee provides a complete outline of how to setup and maintain Exchange servers. He assumes a general level of knowledge, so he does not waste a lot of space giving extremely detailed directions. A few pages from this book are worth more than some chapters in other books. I've been administering Exchange for two years, and I still found may good pieces of advice. Must have.
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Summary: Highly Technical Material Explained Simple
Review: Normally I'm not a fan of technical references, but Mr. McBee's delivery of this highly technical information makes for very easy reading. When reading this book it's as if you were sitting there having a conversation with him. Many of the technical points are explained through first hand experiences and stories, which makes what is normally confusing very simple. Being an Administrator I found this book with a lot of practical and useful information for everyday Exchange administration. The author has gathered data from many different Exchange Administrators, and compiled their helpful hints and tips all into one. This book is a must for every Exchange administrator.
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