Microsoft® Exchange 2000 Server Resource Kit (IT-Resource Kits)

Microsoft's Resource Kits aren't just expensive boxed sets that you buy anymore for their utility-packed CD-ROMs. Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Resource Kit, typical of the recent additions to the line, backs up its valuable collection of administration utilities with excellent technical advice, official wisdom, and precise writing. If you know enough about Exchange 2000 Server to recognize the problems that you're going to face in deploying it, this kit will give you the knowledge and tools that you need. It's worth noting that this product has to do primarily with deployment and configuration. Everyday operation of Exchange 2000 Server isn't nearly as difficult as getting the system set up correctly in the first place. The utilities and documentation here help you to get the messaging system off the ground properly.

The authors--who are members of the development team and Microsoft's consulting arm--explain the options that are available to the administrator at each point, and when each one is appropriate. But they leave up to you the decision about the path to take. This approach, when combined with the high-quality documentation on the software utilities that ship with this product, is well suited to technically accomplished readers. For concise treatment of Exchange 2000 Server administration issues, especially those that pop up after implementation time, consider Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Administrator's Pocket Consultant. --David Wall

Topics covered: Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, particularly its deployment and initial configuration. Fitting the server into an Active Directory system (both existing and built from scratch); some utilities and text address the problem of dealing with multiple AD forests. Administration goals, including virus control, security, and efficient routing.