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McSe: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 (Mcse Series)

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Beware! The title of this book is misleading, because the contents and illustrations are describing Exchange 5.0 (not Exchange 5.5)

You may choose to verify the following: (1) Recipient Mailbox properties -"Advanced" tab- it shows the Exchange 5.0 version (This is different from the Exchange 5.5 version) (2) The installation for Exchange describe per server option (Note: Exchange 5.5 has only per seat option).

Here are some good books which you may want to use to study for your MCSE Exchange 5.5 exam:

(1) MCSE: Exchange Server 5.5 Study Guide (from Sybex) ISBN: 0782122612

(2) Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 in 21 Days ISBN: 0672315254

(3) Microsoft® Exchange Server 5.5 Administrator's Companion ISBN# 0-7356-0646-3

However, if you are looking for Exchange 5.0 book, this is the book you might to take a look.

Please do not waste your time. I burned this book lest it would fall into the wrong hands. The author's english composition skills are among the worst I have ever seen. The book reads like a very bad translation from another language. It has absolutely no logical structure, in fact, the author seems to have only superficial knowledge of his subject. The section on backup/disaster recovery is absolutely horrifying. It you wish to waste your precious study time then please by all means buy this book. The author apologizes to his family in the introduction for all the time spent on the book while he should be apologizing to the reader. For an example of how an MCSE book should be written you should check out the TCP/IP book from Prentice Hall in the same series.

There is so much mis-information in this book that I can conclude that a) Goncalves never proof-read what he wrote or b)he doesn't know the product or c) he simply doesn't really care enough to be accurate. I get the impression that he is a college student who spends much time on "theory" and little on practical application, in which case, in my opinion, he shouldn't be writing for career people.

If you are thinking of certifying for MS Exchange, don't waste your time reading this book. Instead, buy Mitch Tulloch's books on the subject: at least he has used the product in the real world. Then, after reading the Tulloch book(s), buy one of the excellent CBT exam preps that MS recommends.

Apparently Marcus thinks he knows firewalls as well, but if you read the reviews of his firewall books, it seems that most "real world" users consider his knowledge in this area equally shallow at best. I don't have much time to waste on misinformation and therefore I don't think I will ever buy anything else this author writes. Marcus, do us all a favor: consider a career in writing fiction!

I have bought a number of books to study the Exchange Server 5.5 exam. Each book has its merits over the others.

This book gave a good overall understanding of the subject. Not evey aspect is covered in depth - yet the book is not aimed at beginners so I expected this.

An enjoyable book to read, that certainly helped me prepare for the Exchange 5.5 exam.

My only critisism would be that the questions at the end of each chapter were fairly easy and didn't made me think enough about the subject. But there are lots of example questions on NET so I wasn't too concerned about this.

I've been using this book consistently, as well as contacting the author for additional information and questions! :-) The book is definitely worth the money.

I'm studying for my certification and bought not only this book, but two others. Goncalves' book is frankly the best of its kind. The courseware that comes with the CD is already worth the money, but the author breaks down the information in an relaxed (and sometimes humorous!) way, making it easy to learn Exchange.

This book is well written and has a fair amount of valuable material, but I would not rely on it to take you through the exam. There is coverage of pertinent details useful in managing an Exchange site, but much of this detail will not help you on the exam. I AM a fan of information that will be helpful in the real world, but lets face it, when you buy a study guide, you want help passing an exam. The CBT teaser course was a nice touch. The "Site Connectors" course is an extract from the larger Exchange Server courseware. I imagine it is included to generate a little interest in making a CBT purchase.

All in all, a decent book, adequately written, presented well, with a nice collection of valuable information. It just is not good enough to be a single source study guide.