Mastering Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 (Mastering)

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Summary: This book is poorly written and uninformative.
Review: Anxious to supplement the poor documentation that came with our new Windows Nt Small Business Server, I thought this introductory book would be helpful. I couln't have been more wrong. The author spent pages to describe the obvious (things like what menus look like) and frustrate the reader (we'll explain that later) I found the style insulting and childish and the content lacking. To the author I would say, "Stop trying to be cute, and just give us the nuts and bolts. Anyone who is interested in Exchange Server starts with a level of computer sophistication that your style only insults."

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Summary: Good for introduction, not for advanced.
Review: I agree entirely with Wong. Was very disappointed in this book. That's what I get for being so eager to get started on 5.5. The book is extremely basic and unfortunately, boring. Details of Exchange 5.5 are replaced by unnecessary text which I did not find humorous.

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Summary: too basic for advance users
Review: If you are trying to become an Exchange Consultant or an MCSE. This book is not for you. This book is too basic it is for starters. Should not even be called mastering, it should be call white belt to exchange.

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Summary: Very good
Review: The book is very well written. The screen shots are also very helpful. It's very good compared to other Exchange 5.5 books.

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Summary: Best 5.5 general book out there
Review: The key to this book is the sequence of the information presented. Chapters really bind with each other, resulting in easy reading. It's a general Exchange book and should be treated and evaluated as such. It covers pretty much the entire system but of course doesn't get to enormous detail. Overall, if you are looking to get baptized in Exchange, this is the right book and it will handhold you for quite some time. Eventually you'll have to dig for more in-depth info.

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Summary: Basic at best
Review: This book is really only good for the basics on administration of Exchange Server. It has only a one sentence mention of the Exchange Scripting Agent which is one of the biggest features of 5.5. It does nothing for trouble shooting. I'd look at other books before buying this one if I had to do it again.

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Summary: Very good
Review: useless if you need troubleshooting help. some info is actually inaccurate for Exchange 5.5! stay away.