Cost is a non-issue if you've already bought the Exchange 2000 Advanced Server license.
I don't think Exchange is a good file system or a good document management system. It has its own benefits and drawbacks. A key drawback to your vision is that Exchange is still relatively difficult to backup and restore compared to a file system. 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 Roger Seielstad Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 8:58 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Exchange as a File Store Is there an issue with it? No, not really. I don't see it as a good use of resources, however. Exchange 2k Enterprise costs roughly what, 4-5 times the cost of just Windows 2000 server? So cost is an issue. The format conversions that happen in Outlook, while lessened in E2k, aren't completely gone, so there's a bit of a speed hit as well. It can work, but I just don't see the benefits outweighing the downsides. ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: James Liddil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 11:48 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Exchange as a File Store > > > I know this question/problem has been discussed a bit but > here goes. First > put all the legal/regulatory issues aside. Is there really a > problem with > viewing Exchange as one large message/file storage system? > If keeping it > simple for users is what it is about then let them simple keep all the > messages with attachments in Exchange. I am facing this > issue and trying to > explain to management that there are other issues to take > into consideration. > Does using Exchange as a file storage/access system add a > fair amount of > overhead to the work a server has to do. Is the work the > computer ahs to do > significantly greater with this scenario vs having the > attachments stored as > files and accessed accordingly? The server is a dual > processor with a gig of > ram. It ahs a single raid 5 setup (~100 gigs) and also is > sued as a file > server. > > Jim Liddil > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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] > _________________________________________________________________ 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] _________________________________________________________________ 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]
