Exchange Server 2000 24seven (Paperback)

by Jim McBee (Author) "A successful Exchange 2000 deployment hinges on many elements; these include a strong dependency on Windows 2000 Active Directory (AD), Windows 2000 Internet Information Server..." (more)
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Product Description
-This is the Exchange Server 2000 book for the administrator who knows the basics and is ready to kick it up a notch!

--Real world information on improving efficiency, implementing effective security, and giving clients continuous uptime.

--Detailed information on Exchange such as maintaining and optimizing existing systems, and troubleshooting client and server problems.

From the Back Cover
For experienced Exchange Server administrators. At last, here's the book that you and other Exchange Server administrators have been waiting for. Starting where other books and training courses end and the real world begins, Exchange 2000 Server 24seven provides the detailed information that will make you a true expert.

Written to build on the knowledge you already have. Inside, Exchange Server expert Jim McBee delivers the targeted instruction and inside tips you need to get the most out of your Exchange Server implementation. Coverage includes:

* Managing Exchange 2000 features in Active Directory
* Choosing the correct approach to migration
* Restricting server access
* Scaling Exchange Server to meet your organization's needs
* Detecting problems affecting uptime and mail delivery
* Performing backup and disaster recovery procedures
* Managing Exchange 2000 database operations
* Implementing an Exchange 2000 cluster
* Creating a public folder infrastructure
* Understanding message routing and designing routing groups
* Implementing and troubleshooting Internet clients

24seven: The Advanced Information You Can't Find Anywhere Else

Other books in the series include:

* Firewalls 24seven
* Windows 2000 24seven
* Cisco Routers 24seven
* TCP/IP 24seven

Keep your systems and networks up and running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year, with the 24seven series from Sybex.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 944 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; 1st edition (November 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782127975
• ISBN-13: 978-0782127973
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.6 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #836,419 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a decent Exchange 2000 book!!!!, April 23, 2002

By	"kentakazawasf" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This is one of the best books in my bookcase! I was disappointed with a number of other Exchange 2000 reference books, but this one hits the mark. The information is well organized and focus on information that an administrator needs to know. The author explains Exchange 2000 and its required integration with Active Directory exceptionally well. Also useful is information about customizing Exchange and security for Exchange servers. The author makes many useful suggestions and recommendations for implementing a secure and stable Exchange 2000 environment. Don't make this your first Exchange 2000 book, though (Mastering Exchange 2000 Server is a good starter book). And don't read the book without first learning basic Active Directory administration. This book is an essential reference!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended for E2K Admin exam preparation, April 7, 2002

By	Gregory L. Firth (La Crescenta, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best Exchange 2000 book, May 24, 2002

By	JD (California) - See all my reviews

This book was the one of the last two books I bought on Exchange 2000 administration. I had already read Microsoft's Resource Kit, Administrators Companion, MCSE Guide, and Sybex's mastering Exchange 2000. Those books now hold up desks or collect dust on my shelf as they did not help much in the real world of Exchange administration, at least not compared to this book. If you want one Exchange 2000 book and are tired of the detail lacking information from Microsoft get this book! My only regret is it was the fifth book I read and not the first...what a waste.