All, Post this to both the Exchange and NT lists....
Right before leaving for my trip to the UK, I got my copy of 'The Practice of System and Network Administration, Second Edition', by Limoncelli, Hogan and Chalup. Find it here: http://www.bookpool.com/sm/0321492668 in the US, and here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Practice-System-Network-Administration/dp/0321492668/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203440319&sr=8-1 in the UK - beware of wrappage, of course. I started reading it during the flight, and have been reading it at breakfast and during the hour or so between work and sleep that I have. I'm at page 399 out of 1011 (including index), and have 8 slips of paper so far, and many page markings, as reminders for followups with both junior staff and management. I plan on using the exercise questions at the end of each chapter for team and individual work. It's a somewhat expensive book, but worth far more to me already than what I paid for it. I purchased 3 copies earlier for the people I lead, in the expectation that it would be good, based on the first edition. It's better than I expected. My manager said that I could expense them, but I don't think I'm going to do that - I want them to own the book, not have it be property of the company. I supposed that many people on this list know much of what's in there, but I can nearly guarantee you'll find something in there that you didn't know, and you will almost certainly find that makes it worth your purchase. This book provides a framework for making a true profession of System Administration, and I'm terribly glad I have my copy. I can't give it any higher recommendation. Kurt ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
