Thanks for the tips and insights Mylo! T.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mylo Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 5:45 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] OT: MS Exchange 2000 Tony, I was in a similar situation about a year ago, strong NT/Win2K but not particularly strong messaging skills. Just some initial guidance to help you on your way... - Install the AD Users and Computers snap-in from the Ex2K CD onto your management workstation (otherwise you won't be able to manipulate mailboxes remotely). Also, a lot of functionality concerning mailboxes is hidden behind the Advanced Options on the View Menu in MMC : performing tasks such as delegating mailbox access, enabling / disabling protocol access at a user level. Get used to the various nuances and options. A lot of concentrating on these options initially will pay dividends later and make the learning curve shorter. - Make sure you slap SP2 on any installation straight off. Not only is it a bug fix but there are also a number of improvements. - Learn all you can about SMTP, smart hosts (the resource kit is good on this) and SMTP connectors. As mentioned in a previous post the DNS angle is important, not only for Exchange/AD purposes but also for understanding how inbound/outbound mail works. From this you should pick up concepts about how mail relay works, benefits/drawbacks, securing mail (Exchange and firewalls) . - Understand how the Recipient Update Service (RUS) works and its role in mailbox creation and enabling of mailboxes. - Install the Exchange 2000 Active Directory Connector (ADC) and look up to another AD or NT4/Exchange 5.5 environment if you can. This is useful for understanding differences between mailboxes/Windows contacts and also how good OU planning during a migration. Once you're feeling a little settled, you'll probably want to have a look at Outlook for Web Access. Any IIS5 and the Internet Services Manager snap-in knowledge, together with Certificate Services/PKI will help (the latter particularly if you're interested in https:). Since you're starting off small, I'd suggest looking at the Ex2K native mode topics such as Routing Groups a little later. This is just the tip of the iceberg with loads of other stuff (client configuration, front-end/back-end servers etc) and maybe a few others will post additional pointers. I would also strongly recommend a make and break session with Exchange 2000 by installing it within VMWare/Virtual PC and enabling rollback so that you can play around with it quite freely. Have fun. Regards Mylo ----- Original Message ----- From: "T Bowman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 4:02 AM Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: MS Exchange 2000 > Sounds like I have a decent foundation and won't be totally > confused then... Thanks Rick! > > T. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan > Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 8:50 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: MS Exchange 2000 > > > Tony, > > >From what I've been told, understanding Active Directory will go > >a long way in learning Exchange. > > To a degree. If you understand Active Directory, you already understand > the concept of a directory service and object lookup and retrieval via > LDAP. You also understand that this object (the user object) holds much > information that can be queried from other sources - in this case, > Exchange to find out what site you are in and where your mailbox is. Up > until now, Exchange talked to itself (rather psychotic behavior...) or > to other Exchange servers for this information. Throw in DNS and some > healthy changes to policy, an OU structure and Kerberos, you're pretty > much there. > > And, to that - sites as they are in AD are extensions (or the next > level) of Exchange sites, as the Global Address List is, for Exchange > 2000, the Global Catalog. The list does go on as to what has been > gleaned from the Exchange directory service to create AD. > > A MS Sales Tech that I used to work with once told me that AD was a > version 2.5 directory service. It had grown up with battle scars in > Exchange... > > If you're going to work with Exchange 2000, a background in AD is not > mandatory - you'll learn it anyway. ;-) > > Rick Kingslan - Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000] > Microsoft Certified Trainer > MCSA, MCSE+I - Windows NT / 2000 > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology > is indistinguishable from magic." > --- Arthur C. Clarke > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of T Bowman > > Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 5:58 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: MS Exchange 2000 > > > > > > That's a good point Rick. When I got my first certifications > > on NT 3.51 - all I studied were the Resource Kits, but that > > was just about all that was available. While I know NT/2000, > > I don't know anything about Exchange itself... I'm thinking > > either the Mastering or the Beginner's Guide and THEN get the > > Resource Kit later... > > > > >From what I've been told, understanding Active Directory will go > > a long way in learning Exchange. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan > > Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 12:42 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: MS Exchange 2000 > > > > > > Martin, > > > > Would you recommend this over another general reference > > geared more towards teaching the nuances? IMHO, I've found > > the Resource Kits for all MS products to be a great reference > > once you have the basics under your belt. > > > > As a learning aid, don't they leave something to be desired, > > especially in this case where it has already been conceded > > that the requester is a newbie? > > > > Just interested in your opinion. What am *I* missing? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Rick Kingslan - Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000] > > Microsoft Certified Trainer > > MCSA, MCSE+I - Windows NT / 2000 > > > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology > > is indistinguishable from magic." > > --- Arthur C. Clarke > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Martin Tuip > > > Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 7:16 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: MS Exchange 2000 > > > > > > > > > I would then get the Exchange 2000 Resource kit (see > > > www.exchange-mail.org/books.html) > > > > > > > > > Martin > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of T Bowman > > > Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 4:33 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: MS Exchange 2000 > > > > > > > > > Question: I know vitually nothing about Exchange. > > > What is the best book (can't afford any more classes) to > > use to teach > > > myself Exchange 2000? The certification books? Mastering Exchange > > > 2000? I need something that starts from scratch. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > T. > > > ----------------------- > > > Tony Bowman, MCSE, MCSA, CCNA > > > Harvest, AL > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > > List archive: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > > > > > > > > > List info : > > > http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > > List archive: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > List archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > > > List info : > > http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > List archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
