That explains why you'd do a periodic eseutil /d, and it's not a bad reason. However, it doesn't explain why you'd do the rest of the stuff you described. You should do the other stuff on a database you restore to your recovery server.
Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP kcCC+I Tech Consultant hp Services Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jon Butler Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 11:59 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Outlook appointments on Exchange That's quite a leap, to say that offline maintenance is causing 2 or 3 mailboxes out of 1200 to be unable to respond to specific meeting requests, even though it's been running for years without a single problem. Might want to reconsider your logic on that one -- there's not a shred of evidence that suggests it's a "direct result." :) The main reason we do offline defragging every 6 months is because our store size is NOT constant, not by a long stretch. Our organization has specific needs and usage trends that cause a great deal of unallocated space to pile up from time to time. Historically we've been unable to extend the physical space on the servers due to financial restraints, so we've been forced to make do with the limited space by compacting the database from time to time. Thankfully, this paradigm is changing around here so hopefully we can get some new space and forget about it altogether. I was really more interested in hearing the other arguments just to satisfy my own curiosity. Thanks for everyone's response! Jon _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
