This list has lost a little of the charm it had back a few years ago though.
-------------------------- Martin Tuip MVP Exchange Exchange 2000 List owner www.exchange-mail.org www.sharepointserver.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Boyd, Nathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 4:00 PM Subject: RE: Migrating Exchange 5.5 with PSS cut off > Tener was genius! Although I think Martin Blackstone may disagree. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Tuip [MVP] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 3:04 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: Migrating Exchange 5.5 with PSS cut off > > Tener, Avi Smith-Rapaport and Mark Hanji do no longer post here nor have I > seen anything from them in the last 6 months. > > > -------------------------- > Martin Tuip > MVP Exchange > Exchange 2000 List owner > www.exchange-mail.org > www.sharepointserver.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -------------------------- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Boyd, Nathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 1:47 PM > Subject: RE: Migrating Exchange 5.5 with PSS cut off > > > > Sorry Eric, when you have spent over 3 years on this list, different > > aliases, you will appreciate that some of the new contributors' posts can > be > > a little irritating. > > > > Talking of irritating contributors what happened to Richard Tenner? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Eric Fretz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 1:40 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Migrating Exchange 5.5 with PSS cut off > > > > It was meant to be a joke, a funny, a juxaposition of disprate ideas used > to > > make spontaneous contractions of the lower abdominal muscles. I was > > suggesting that we (the list) would be glad to offer our support during > his > > transition, for a nominal fee. This is of course absurd because offering > > our support for free is what we do anyways. > > > > You really should get out more often....! > > > > Eric Fretz > > > > L-3 Communications > > ComCept Division > > 2800 Discovery Blvd. > > Rockwall, TX 75032 > > tel: 972.772.7501 > > fax: 972.772.7510 > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Boyd, Nathan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 3:37 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Migrating Exchange 5.5 with PSS cut off > > > > > > You mean as opposed to PSS? What benefits could you provide that > Microsoft > > can not? Will you offer full support for less than $245, and if all fails > > send a team of engineers on site? > > > > Or are you suggesting this is not a relevant discussion item for this > list? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Eric Fretz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 1:18 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Migrating Exchange 5.5 with PSS cut off > > > > I'm sure that this discussion list would be glad to provide support for > you > > during you transition, for a nominal fee, of course! > > > > ;-) > > > > Eric > > > > Eric Fretz > > > > L-3 Communications > > ComCept Division > > 2800 Discovery Blvd. > > Rockwall, TX 75032 > > tel: 972.772.7501 > > fax: 972.772.7510 > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Boyd, Nathan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 3:17 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: Migrating Exchange 5.5 with PSS cut off > > > > > > I am a fellow Exchange 5.5 customer who is thinking about migrating to > 2000 > > or 2003 next year. The question is related to Microsoft ceasing support > of > > 5.5 at the end of next year, and how others are managing their migrations > > because of it. > > > > We have a native 2000 AD network with a half dozen or so 5.5 servers. The > > databases are stored on the SAN, we have 2000 user accounts, OWA and > Public > > folders are fully utilized. > > > > The issue is we are time constrained with a more important project that > does > > not end until August next year (I'm sure that sounds familiar to many of > > you). Currently that project is all encompassing and we do not plan to > > invest time in the mail migration until the other project is fully > > completed. > > > > Ideally I would have the Exchange migration already completed before the > > time we are currently planning to start it. My concern is we need a > decent > > cushion of time before 5.5 support ends, incase of interoperability > > problems, I envisage a mixed 5.5 2k/2k3 migration. > > > > It may be that in a mixed 5.5 2k/2k3 environment MS would provide support > > while we fully move to a support Exchange, even after the PSS cut off > time. > > Any thoughts would be appreciated, am I being over concerned, or should I > be > > pushing to make this more important? E-mail is as important a component > to > > our organization as most people, just the other project is moving our main > > premises to a new location, including datacenter. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: > > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang > > =english > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: > > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang > > =english > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: > > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang > > =english > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: > > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang > > =english > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang > =english > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang > =english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
