Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 24seven

Building on the success of his Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 24seven, Jim McBee has fully updated Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Advanced Administration for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2 and Windows Server 2003 R2. Starting where documentation, training courses, and other books leave off, McBee offers targeted instruction, practical advice, and insider tips. He covers security, connectivity, anti-spam protection, disaster recovery, and troubleshooting using an informational and common sense approach that will save you time, improve efficiency, and optimize your day-to-day operations. You'll find: What you need to know about Exchange Server 2003 data storage and security. Real-world scenarios that focus on practical applications. Advice for managing interactions with Active Directory. Updates on mobile e-mail, including seamless Direct Push technologies, and enhancements to device security. The latest protections against spam, including updated Exchange Intelligent Message Filter and new support for Sender ID e-mail authentication. Deployment guidelines for Outlook Web Access. Information on what it takes to support POP3 and IMAP4 clients in the field. Part of the In the Field Results series. This series provides seasoned systems administrators with advanced tools, knowledge, and real-world skills to use on the job. Going beyond what the standard documentation or classroom training provides, these practical guides address the real situations IT professionals face every day, offering streamlined solutions to improve productivity.

Advanced Coverage for Experienced Exchange Administrators Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 24seven doesn't try to take you back to square one. Instead, it builds on the knowledge you've already earned. Expert Jim McBee with assistance from Barry Gerber delivers targeted instruction and inside tips that will help you follow the best practices established by successful Exchange organizations across a wide range of industries. This is also a great way to make a smooth transition to the latest release of Exchange Server. Coverage includes: Getting your Exchange installation right the first time Managing interactions with Active Directory Understanding Exchange data storage Preventing and recovering from disasters Administering daily operations Customizing Exchange Optimizing performance Achieving higher availability Isolating and solving common Exchange problems Troubleshooting SMTP and DNS problems Improving security against viruses and worms Securing clients Deploying and customizing Outlook web access Supporting mobile clients

All the Documentation You Need for Successfully Deploying Exchange Server 2003 Author Barry Gerber shares his extensive real-world experience in easy-to-understand language in this comprehensive guide to Microsoft's messaging and collaboration server. Mastering Exchange Server 2003 systematically and sequentially walks you through all the essential concepts of planning and design, installation, deployment, administration and management, maintenance, and troubleshooting. With detailed background information, clear step-by-step, hands-on instructions, and realistic examples, Gerber teaches you how to devise and implement a system that is just right for your environment. He then leads you to the next level with advanced coverage on reliability and availability, disaster recovery, security solutions, wireless access, and building custom e-mail forms for Outlook. Coverage Includes: Designing a new Exchange 2003 system Upgrading to Windows Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2003 Installing and configuring Exchange Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 as a domain controller, and Outlook 2003 from a customized server image Organizing Exchange users, distribution groups, and contacts Managing the Exchange Server hierarchy and core components Managing Exchange 2003 Internet services and services for Internet clients Installing and administrating additional Exchange Servers Performing advanced administration and management Ensuring Exchange Server reliability and availability Building Exchange Server system security Configuring wireless access to Exchange Server 2003 Creating and managing Outlook forms designer applications Exploring third-party applications for Exchange/Outlook clients and Exchange Server

Market_Desc: · Intermediate to advanced Exchange Server administrators and consultants who already understand the basics· Administrators migrating from Exchange Server 5.5 or 2000, or Lotus Notes Special Features: · The new edition of Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 24seven, fully updated for Exchange Server 2003 SP2 with strong coverage of security, anti-spam protection, disaster recovery, improving performance, and troubleshooting: · Starts where other books and training courses end and the real world begins: Targeted instruction, practical advice, and insider tips from an expert with extensive experience working with actual deployments· Gives administrators the knowledge and skills needed to achieve painless, day-to-day operations· Provides clear and explicit coverage: Highly technical topics explained in easy-to-understand language· Offers advice for managing interactions with Active Directory· Contains Real World Scenario sidebars throughout the book to anchor the text in practical applications· Includes a dedicated wireless chapter· Includes a dedicated Outlook web access chapter · Furnished with ready-to-use scripts for readers to down load and plug into their systems to increase productivity About The Book: Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Advanced Administration is fully updated for Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2003 SP1 and R2. Improvements in this release include:Mobile email enhancements, including seamless Direct Push Technology, additional data compression for faster sending and receiving of messages, and greater control over device security; Better protection against spam, including updated and integrated Exchange Intelligent Message Filter and new support for Sender ID e-mail authentication protocol Mailbox advancements, including increase in mailbox storage size limits to 75 GB, new offline address book format, cache mode enforcement to improve performance, and finer controls for public folders.

Microsoft Exchange 2003 Server is the server component that provides electronic messaging in major corporate environments. It has had two updates since its release in 2003, SP1 and SP2. The author covers these along with critical changes in Widows 2003 Server such as the scalability features of the Active Directory and the server and storage technologies. This crucial release borrows from the legacy Exchange system, but also from a myriad of others. The organization of the book provides necessary background on the software and hardware required in order to manage an efficient scalable Microsoft Exchange 2003 Server deployment. Key technology for planning a future strategy is covered in the form of hardware and software that enable mission critical solutions including Storage Area Networks and Gigabit networks, Microsoft Clustering and multi-core symmetric multiprocessing. *Reorganized to be a better reference and include details needed for Windows 2003's Server to effectively implement and manage a scalable Exchange infrastructure *Best practices for deploying Exchange 2003 SP2 in large-scale and high performance environments are described *Gives final recommendations, from consulting for Fortune 500 Corporations and from inside knowledge of Exchange 2000, Exchange 2003 SP1 & SP2, and Windows Server 2003 *Reviews key server and storage technologies and their appropriateness to scalable and high performance Exchange infrastructures

Providing thorough coverage of implementation, migration and management issues for Exchange 2000 and 2003, this book also describes the best practices of one of the largest Exchange consulting groups outside Microsoft. This revised edition features key updates based on two years of consulting practices from Exchange 2000 service packs and the new Exchange 2003 (code name Titanium) release. It also offers expanded coverage of performance and updated coverage of clustering issues. It has been cleared of out-of-date material and the coverage of basic introductory material has been streamlined.

Mission-Critical Microsoft Exchange 2003 provides a complete update of Cochran's Mission-Critical Microsoft Exchange 2000, and complements Tony Redmond's new book, the best-selling Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. This book includes many of the same high-availability topics as the first edition but also expands the coverage of storage technology, server technology, management, and security. The book meets the needs of an Exchange administrator or system implementer who is striving to maintain a production Exchange environment that delivers superior service levels, high availability, manageability and scalability with the lowest cost of ownership. · Gives "lessons learned" and other best practices from organizations that have successfully deployed Exchange · Includes material on the forthcoming release of Exchange 2003 · Offers advice from one of the most experienced storage practitioners