Jackson I agree it would be very useful indeed, especially as Guido says it is coming from you guys.
Amit -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Grillenmeier, Guido Sent: 20 June 2004 13:19 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD Monthly E-Mail Newletter? Yes Jackson, that would be a good idea, especially considering the source where the newsletter would be coming from. There are a lot of newletters out there and I read quite a few of them, but customers often want this type of information from the source (sad but true, that this is sometimes more important than the content...) It would be best if the newsletter doesn't only highlight new development around AD - it should also be an "honest" newsletter, which highlights latest known issues and workarounds (e.g. "The latest security hotfix XXX has shown to cause the following issues in AD...; if you plan to deploy it, you should also consider deploying the fixes YYY and ZZZ along with it" etc.) If you'd consider the above to be part of your content, then the target audience wouldn't only be "smaller customers & consultants", but every AD administrator and consultant. And I'm sure you'll find quite a few good contributors for your AD newsletter right in this mailing list ;-) /Guido -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jackson Shaw Sent: Freitag, 18. Juni 2004 20:55 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] AD Monthly E-Mail Newletter? I've been doing focus groups with mid-market customers (avg ~100-500 employees) over the last few days and have both learned a lot about their "pains" and where they get information about Active Directory. A number of customers suggested that we consider a monthly AD-focused newsletter where we could inform recipients of new AD content, case studies and perhaps give the opportunity to well known industry folks to provide a short column. The newsletter would focus on how customers solve particular "pains" using AD or other technologies that leverage AD like Exchange, MIIS, etc. Or, maybe it is a web site with an RSS feed. There is no way that such a newsletter could replace a community like the one associated with this mailing list but I do believe it could serve the purpose of highlighting AD and informing customers - especially smaller customers & consultants - about new developments around AD. My question to this group is: How useful do you think such a newsletter would be to you or your customers? Last thing I want to do is create more "spam" for anyone's Inbox. Thoughts? Feel free to reply directly to me, if you'd like. Best, Jackson Shaw Product Manager, Directory Services [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/
