RE: [ActiveDir] Active Directory 2003 question

[Rich Milburn]

Title: Active Directory 2003 question

There are loads of security and support issues you could use to help get rid of the OS’s – and at a University I’d think security vulnerabilities would have at least some merit in a discussion?  Just a thought, I’ve been through that before (having to convince about upgrades).  You can’t take advantage of most of the security benefits of AD2000 with your client base, much less 2003…  and are the student computers in the same… the right phrase escapes me but… security realm as your staff computers?  That’s scary for the staff computers, but adds another bullet to how important it is to protect them.  Sounds like open season – 350 Win98 and NT4 targets just waiting for budding young minds to explore J Rich   From: Douglas M. Long [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 12:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Active Directory 2003 question   Why would you upgrade your DCs when you dont even have clients to take advantage of your current DCs? Might be better off spending money somewhere else (new firewall, web caching server, etc). I work in the education world also, so I know the politics you have to deal with, but it seems that if you just try different approaches to proposing something, you will eventually find the way management likes to be manipulated.     -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Wilson, Julie Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 11:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] Active Directory 2003 question I am looking at upgrading our AD (DC's) and Exchange from 2000 to 2003.  We have about 50 Windows 95 machines and a mixture of 350  98 and NT 4 workstation machines still on campus.  Does anyone have input or experiences they would share with me as to how the older client OS's respond to this type of upgrade?  Most of the older machines have the AD add-on from 2000, is there anything additional we need to add to them for 2003?  We support a  total of 15,000 mixed OS clients if you including 10,000 students. I would like to get rid of the old OS's completely but it seems like in the educational realm these things keep lingering.  Tell me what you know! Thanks, Julie    Julie A. Wilson, MCSA Microsoft Network Administrator Exchange Administrator Distributed Computing - Eastern Illinois University   -------APPLEBEE'S INTERNATIONAL, INC. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE------- PRIVILEGED / CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION may be contained in this message or any attachments. This information is strictly confidential and may be subject to attorney-client privilege. This message is intended only for the use of the named addressee. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this in error, you should kindly notify the sender by reply e-mail and immediately destroy this message. Unauthorized interception of this e-mail is a violation of federal criminal law. Applebee's International, Inc. reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to and from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Applebee's International, Inc. e-mail system.