I have second you about Win 2003. It's a really great piece of software, we are in the process of migrating all our database and web servers to is (we now do all our development in .NET). I would feel pretty confident about SBS 2003, the base underlying it, Win2003 is solid.
Robert M. Teague Kaneohe, HI ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl D. Wise" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 5:19 AM Subject: [wdvltalk] RE:SoBig > Well, I could filter it out at the level of the Exchange server, provided I > got around to installing Exchange. <grin /> > > Actually rebuilding my developmental server is something I'm in the process > of doing in my "spare" time. Just over a week ago my server decided to do a > spontaneous reboot twice. On the second reboot my C drive was "missing" went > into the BIOS and found that it was reporting no drive installed. Tried > reinstalling the drive, no go. Opened the case, pulled the drive, popped it > in the firewire case and walked it downstairs to my computer. Plugged in the > firewire box and my computer had no problems with the drive. Diagnosis, new > motherboard, instead we got a new box that I've been moving the drives to. > There is an unfortunate by product of the new security features. I couldn't > install a new OS, security settings in the boot sector wouldn't let me write > ntldr. Since I didn't want to wipe the drive until I recovered a few files > I've had use partition magic to resize the partition and create a new boot > sector for installing an OS. What joy. But I've recovered all the data, > cleaned up some back-ups that needed sorting out and am ready to reinstall a > server OS. Then the computers here will be able to talk to each other > again. > > Sometimes being a two person shop is a PIA. Sure would be nice to have a > real systems admin instead of wearing that hat as well. My partner maybe a > good backend developer but he knows squat about networks so guess who gets > to wear that hat along with the rest. > > I'm debating about whether I should reinstall Windows Server 2003 or go with > SBS Server 2003 (need .NET and want to play with the SharePoint Team > Services apps which will only run on those two systems). I'm inclined to go > with SBS 2003 but it is still beta code. Granted it is RC and will probably > go gold fairly soon since they are shipping time bombed preview kits to > partners but still beta. > > Installing or even reinstalling server OS isn't a problem now that I have > the drive situation straightened out, or at least I hope it is resolved. > Nothing like learning under pressure. > > > Cheryl D. Wise > Microsoft MVP > WiserWays, LLC > 713 353-0139 > www.wiserways.com > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter MacGregor > > Damn right they're doing what's right! > > They are obviously protecting you from all this trash as it comes through > their port into the company! (But that after all is what they are paid their > stupendous salaries for!) > > Those of us on stand-alones and who are self-employed in our wind-swept > garrets have to deal with it ourselves and try and meet deadlines for that > world-beating project that will make us rich enough to employ an IT Manager > to keep this rubbish at bay for us! (grin)! > > > ____ . The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM . ____ > To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To set a personal password send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words: "set WDVLTALK pw=yourpassword" in the body of the email. > To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: > http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub > > ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ > > You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > ____ � The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM � ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To set a personal password send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words: "set WDVLTALK pw=yourpassword" in the body of the email. To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
