WINS just makes life so much easier as a developer. Seriously. Each product they try to remove WINS dependencies from, it breaks stuff and adds more complexity.
For example, you can run Exchange without WINS (and I'm referring to a complex Exchange deployment - multiple domains, discontiguous namespaces, etc.etc.) - but the complexity of configuration Is Just Not Worth It. It's a heck of a lot cheaper to run WINS - and less likely to break. To paraphrase Brian's comments - if you have an IT organization that thinks getting rid of WINS is their top priority - then they are wrong. :) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kurt Buff Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 2:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] A very good article to read : Features Removed or Deprecated in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview Didn't say I don't like it - MSFT has in the past threatened to remove it, and it's amusing to note that they've never followed through. Kurt On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, be that as it may, Kurt still doesn't like it. > > > On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 1:43 PM, Brian Desmond > <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> +1 >> >> I tell most customers who think removing WINS from their environment >> is a good use of their time to find a more worthwhile project to >> invest in. WINS is dead simple, solves a problem, has practically no >> infrastructure overhead, and requires nearly no maintenance. >> >> Thanks, >> Brian Desmond >> [email protected] >> >> w – 312.625.1438 | c – 312.731.3132 >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael B. Smith >> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2013 10:53 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] A very good article to read : Features >> Removed or Deprecated in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview >> >> Pffft. >> >> That isn't going anywhere, anytime soon. >> >> I expect it to be around after I retire. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kurt Buff >> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2013 11:10 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] A very good article to read : Features >> Removed or Deprecated in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview >> >> I see WINS isn't on that list. :) >> >> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 5:08 PM, Michael B. Smith >> <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Features Removed or Deprecated in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview >> > >> > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn303411.aspx >> > >> > >> >> >
