Maybe you can try to convene a meeting with him and the links in between?
Or maybe you can present your idea to your boss and make it seem like it was
his idea. ("Hey boss, do you think it would work if we put all those
graphics files on an secured web page that our remote users could just
synchronize in the off hours?") Then he can be a hero without having to do
any actual thinking. :)
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP-Outlook, CNA, MCPx3
Director of Information Services
Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert
http://www.hawaiilawyer.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gonzalez, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 11:36 AM
> To: Exchange Discussions
>
> Actually the CIO is the most reasonable to work with. The
> only thing is he likes the chain of command format.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Schorr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 4:36 PM
> To: Exchange Discussions
>
> Would it be career suicide to go over their heads to the CIO
> directly; or is there nobody higher up who would
> understand/act upon your recommendations?
>
> -Ben-
> Ben M. Schorr, MVP-Outlook, CNA, MCPx3
> Director of Information Services
> Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert
> http://www.hawaiilawyer.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gonzalez, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 11:33 AM
> > To: Exchange Discussions
> >
> > Its because the people that are between me and the CIO are wimps.
> > Sorry. If I had it my way a lot of things would be
> different here. I
> > make plenty of arguments they just ignore me. But think of the job
> > Market and how weak it is for us right now.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Alex Gonzalez
> > Senior Systems Administrator (unfotunatly) Handleman Company
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > (248) 362-4400 Ext. 4914
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Daniel Chenault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 4:24 PM
> > To: Exchange Discussions
> >
> > Well... Uh...how can I say this without being seen as rude
> or flaming?
> > Hmm... Well, there is no way to say it.
> >
> > You are the _Senior_ Systems Administrator. Take control.
> Are you not
> > responsible for the efficient and continued operation of
> this network?
> > Can
> > you not make a successful argument that misuse of it costs
> the company
> > money, both real and in lost availability?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gonzalez, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 3:09 PM
> > To: Exchange Discussions
> > Subject: RE: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for
> Send/Recieve on
> > OXP
> >
> >
> > That my friend is a long standing battle. We have people
> that think
> > its ok to send out 30meg files to these people.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Alex Gonzalez
> > Senior Systems Administrator
> > Handleman Company
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > (248) 362-4400 Ext. 4914
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 3:59 PM
> > To: Exchange Discussions
> >
> > I guess the point is that if they are sending these massive
> images and
> > all they are doing is printing a comp on an ink jet to show
> the store
> > manager, the problem isn't an email or bandwidth issue at all, but
> > rather a user issue with the imaging folk. They need to be taught
> > these people don't need these massive files.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gonzalez, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 12:58 PM
> > To: Exchange Discussions
> > Subject: RE: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for
> Send/Recieve on
> > OXP
> >
> >
> > Honestly Martin I have no idea. I think they print them
> off and show
> > them to the store manager. I don't really know everything those
> > people do.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Alex Gonzalez
> > Senior Systems Administrator
> > Handleman Company
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > (248) 362-4400 Ext. 4914
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 3:52 PM
> > To: Exchange Discussions
> >
> > What does the receiver do with these images? Are they sent to a
> > printer, or are they just FYI, or what?
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gonzalez, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 12:46 PM
> > To: Exchange Discussions
> > Subject: RE: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for
> Send/Recieve on
> > OXP
> >
> >
> > Well its mainly pictures of what displays are going to be in the
> > store.
> > Some
> > of these files used to be Gig sized but our advertising
> department has
> > shrunk them down quite a bit.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Daniel Chenault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 3:41 PM
> > To: Exchange Discussions
> >
> > <thinking outside the box>
> >
> > What is this 2M file? Does it have to be 2M? Is it generic for all
> > users, specific to a region, specific to one user? Specific to one
> > store, group of stores, or what? There may be another way
> to do this.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gonzalez, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 2:38 PM
> > To: Exchange Discussions
> > Subject: RE: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for
> Send/Recieve on
> > OXP
> >
> >
> > Both. Home offices all over the place. We are a music distributor.
> > These
> > people are the ones that stock the shelves at your local Kmart or
> > Walmart with music. They are in the store all day long stocking
> > shelves so they don't have connectivity.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Alex Gonzalez
> > Senior Systems Administrator
> > Handleman Company
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > (248) 362-4400 Ext. 4914
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 3:14 PM
> > To: Exchange Discussions
> >
> > Who sends them all this stuff? Is it the home office, or is it a
> > number of people all over the place?
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gonzalez, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 12:05 PM
> > To: Exchange Discussions
> > Subject: RE: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for
> Send/Recieve on
> > OXP
> >
> >
> > Actually they don't check their email all day. They just
> download the
> > days mail and read that till the next day. We are trying
> to implement
> > wireless cards so that they can always check mail. Right
> now its too
> > inconsistent for our reps. They stock CD's at stores and
> there is too
> > much RF in many for it to work. Plus there isn't enough 3G
> coverage
> > yet nationally.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tony Hlabse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 2:58 PM
> > To: Exchange Discussions
> >
> > Lets see 800 users 40 incoming lines. Assume each person checks his
> > email 8 times a day and stays on for 20 minutes. Twenty people per
> > line. There are 3600 minutes in a day. Eight accesses, times twenty
> > people, times 20 minutes per call comes out to 3200. Wow I
> would like
> > to see that phone bill.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chris Scharff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 2:38 PM
> > Subject: RE: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for
> Send/Recieve on
> > OXP
> >
> >
> > > Still waiting for you to provide a shining example of how
> I ought to
> > be
> > > doing it by tackling all of those hard technical questions
> > with gusto
> > and
> > > aplomb. But as usual it seems you're much more inclined
> to engage in
> > silly
> > > banter or name calling.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Christopher Hummert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 1:13 PM
> > > > To: Exchange Discussions
> > > >
> > > > Wow.....Chris being a total jerk again. Come on tell me
> something
> > > > new :)
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of
> > Gonzalez,
> > > > Alex
> > > > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 11:07 AM
> > > > To: Exchange Discussions
> > > > Subject: RE: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for
> > Send/Recieve
> > > > on OXP
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Your being a total jerk about this question. I don't see
> > what isn't
> >
> > > > technical about this question. It wasn't a question of
> what our
> > > > people do, its how to automate our systems so they don't
> > have to do
> > > > as much manual work and bill for it. Daniel Chenault hit
> > the nail on
> >
> > > > the head. It is creating a technical solution for a non
> technical
> > > > problem. Isn't that what technology does? I apologize
> > if I didn't
> > > > give enough detail. These users are all on dialup and
> > receive large
> > > > emails with large attachments (pictures mainly) all day.
> > When they
> > > > go to synchronize their inbox it can take up to 2 hours
> > for all the
> > > > mail to download. The company doesn't want them
> billing for the
> > > > time it takes to sit in front of their laptops waiting
> for it to
> > > > download. They would rather schedule it at night and
> > just have the
> > > > rep read it while they are in the field the next day. As
> > far as the
> >
> > > > question goes here is a refresher:
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know of a command switch for Outlook.exe in
> > Outlook XP
> > > > that I could create a scheduled task that would open
> Outlook and
> > > > perform a Send/Receive and then close Outlook? Or is there any
> > > > third party software that would do this. Remember this
> > is Outlook
> > > > XP and the security is different.
> > > >
> > > > All you had to do was post back if you knew something.
> You don't
> > > > have to be rude about it. Whether the user is awake or
> asleep is
> > > > irrelevant all I needed to know is if you knew of
> > anything. Maybe
> > > > you don't know what a command switch is? I don't know.
> All I am
> > > > looking for is something like "Outlook /sendreceive"
> > (obviously that
> >
> > > > isn't it or I wouldn't be posting this), so that I
> could put the
> > > > switch in the scheduled task to run Outlook.exe, setup
> Outlook to
> > > > dial if there is no connection, run a send/receive, and
> > be done with
> >
> > > > it. Or if there was a third party app that would do
> this for me.
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Chris Scharff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 12:51 PM
> > > > To: Exchange Discussions
> > > >
> > > > Well, 287677 might work as well depending on what the
> > actual problem
> >
> > > > to be solved is, but apparently this isn't the week for
> properly
> > > > phrased technical questions.
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Tom Meunier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 11:45 AM
> > > > > To: Exchange Discussions
> > > > >
> > > > > If I had that, I would have noticed that he wants a scheduled
> > > > > execution of the F5 key, and would have kept my mouth
> shut. Or
> > > > > perhaps suggested using the sendkeys thingy off the resource
> > kit
> > > > > (win2000 i think).
> > > > >
> > > > >
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q259103
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Andy David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Posted At:
> > > > > Monday, November 25, 2002 11:34 AM Posted To: MSExchange
> > > > Mailing List
> > > > > Conversation: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for
> > > > Send/Recieve on
> > > > > OXP
> > > > > Subject: Re: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for
> > > > Send/Recieve on
> > > > > OXP
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I did, however, ask Santa for the thingy that will read
> > > > email to me in
> > > > > my sleep.
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Tom Meunier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 12:31 PM
> > > > > Subject: RE: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for
> > > > Send/Recieve on
> > > > > OXP
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I think once the guy post the actual problem he's
> > trying to solve,
> >
> > > > > rather than his non-solution to it, it will become clear
> > > > that either
> > > > > BLAT or MAPISEND will solve the problem.
> > > > > But who knows, since he won't give any details.
> > > > >
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