Exchange Server 5.5: 24Seven

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 657 pages
• Published by: Sybex
• Edition: 1st Edition May 7, 1999
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0782125050
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0782125054
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.8 x 2 inches
• Weighs: 3 pounds

Product Review
It appears Exchange Server administrators have an insatiable demand for thick books, a demand Jim McBee's Exchange Server 5.5--part of the 24Seven series--should help satisfy. Exchange Server doesn't naturally lend itself to a linear narrative style, which makes for episodic reading. With 18 chapters and four appendices, this text covers most Exchange Server issues, but McBee takes pains to point out the large areas--such as client issues--that are not covered.

Interestingly, the book does address migration issues, but not at a technical level. In fact the technical content is pretty light throughout--as if the target reader isn't intended to be hands-on. Sensibly, McBee places a lot of emphasis on preparation and routine maintenance in the central chapters. He focuses on disaster recovery issues, which has an amusing, I-told-you-so feel and uses a lot of ink referring you back to the chapters on preparation and maintenance. The point, of course, is that any disaster you're prepared for isn't a disaster at all.

Although Exchange Server 5.5 isn't as well-structured as it could be, it is clearly written by someone with a lot of experience. This alone makes it essential reading for anyone starting out with Exchange Server. --Steve Patient, Amazon.co.uk

Product Description
Here is the definitive administrator's reference to Exchange Server 5.5, the backbone of NT-based e-mail and groupware solutions. Designed for Exchange administrators who have mastered the basics of Exchange and need to take their knowledge to the next level, this book provides the information needed to improve efficiency, implement effective security, and deliver continuous uptime to the users of their messaging systems. Includes full coverage of migration to Exchange, maintaining and optimizing existing systems, and troubleshooting client and server problems.

Reader Reviews
This book can make mail admin's life easier. I did not pickup this book from the beginning. I had Exchange 5.5 unleashed a year ago. I thought it would cover everything if I looked hard enough. To my suprise, this book is the best book for the real world. I enjoyed every pages I have read. It shows you how to implement solid Exchange server. All the cautions that you should be aware of, i.e. how to restrict relaying without simply disable it. and good security practice. Highly recomended for all Exchange admins.