Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Administrator s Pocket Consultant

William R. Stanek

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© 2007 William Stanek

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About the Author

William R. Stanek (http://www.williamstanek.com/) has over 20 years of hands-on experience with advanced programming and development. He is a leading technology expert, an award-winning author, and a pretty-darn-good instructional trainer. Over the years, his practical advice has helped millions of programmers, developers, and network engineers all over the world. He has written over 50 books. Current or forthcoming books include Microsoft Windows Command-Line Administrator's Pocket Consultant, Microsoft Windows Vista Administrator's Pocket Consultant, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Administrator's Pocket Consultant, and Windows Server 2003 Inside Out.

Mr. Stanek has been involved in the commercial Internet community since 1991. His core business and technology experience comes from over 11 years of military service. He has substantial experience in developing server technology, encryption, and Internet solutions. He has written many technical white papers and training courses on a wide variety of topics. He frequently serves as a subject matter expert and consultant.

Mr. Stanek has an MS with distinction in information systems and a BS in computer science, magna cum laude. He is proud to have served in the Persian Gulf War as a combat crewmember on an electronic warfare aircraft. He flew on numerous combat missions into Iraq and was awarded nine medals for his wartime service, including one of the United States of America's highest flying honors, the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross. Currently, he resides in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and children.

Acknowledgments

You know you've been at this thing called writing a long time when people ask how many books you've written and you just have no idea. (This is number 66 for those who may be wondering.) For me, it's always been about the craft of writing. I love writing, and I love challenging projects most of all. When I began my research for Exchange Server 2007 Administrator's Pocket Consultant back in 2005, I had no idea how challenging this project would be. To say that Exchange Server 2007 is completely different from its predecessors is a considerable understatement. Exchange Server 2007 represents a massive top-to-bottom overhaul of Exchange Server and every cover of Exchange Server has been tweaked, overhauled, or replaced entirely. In fact, I'll go so far as to say, Exchange Server 2007 seems more like an entirely different product than it does a new release of Exchange Server.

With this new version, Exchange Server has evolved into a comprehensive messaging and collaboration platform that is completely integrated with Active Directory and fully scalable to meet the needs of the most demanding environments. What's more, just about every facet of Exchange Server 2007 is completely customizable and many of the customizations can be performed only from the command-line. With literally thousands of customizations and an extensive role-based architecture that can easily span across multiple servers even in small businesses, the challenge in writing a day-to-day administrator's guide to Exchange Server 2007 is in figuring out the best way to approach and organize the material and in determining the essential core so I could provide you, the reader, with all the essential details in one portable, precise, and concise guide. With that in mind, I had to carefully review the text, making sure I organized the material appropriately, focused on the core, and included all the tips, tricks, and techniques you've come to expect from the pocket consultants. The result is the book you hold in your hand, which I hope you'll agree is one of the best practical, portable guides to Exchange Server 2007.

As I've stated in Microsoft Windows Vista Administrator's Pocket Consultant and in Microsoft Windows Command-line Administrator's Pocket Consultant, the team at Microsoft Press is top-notch. Karen Szall and Denise Bankaitis were instrumental throughout the writing process. Karen helped me stay on track and supported my efforts to reorganize the book to keep the text focused appropriately. Denise helped me get through the home stretch of the writing process and was very supportive of my unique approach to this book. Martin DelRe was the acquisitions editor for the project. He believed in the book from the beginning and was really great to work with. Completing and publishing the book wouldn't have been possible without their help! It was a challenge, but a good one I think. Thank you so much!

Unfortunately for the writer (but fortunately for readers), writing is only one part of the publishing process. Next came editing and author review. I must say, Microsoft Press has the most thorough editorial and technical review process I've seen anywhere-and I've written a lot of books for many different publishers. Lisa McCoy was the copy editor for the book. Rozanne Whalen was the technical editor for the book.

I would also like to thank Lucinda Rowley and everyone else at Microsoft who has helped at many points of my writing career and been there when I needed them the most. Thank you also for shepherding my many projects through the publishing process!

Thanks also to Studio B literary agency and my agents, David Rogelberg and Neil Salkind. David and Neil are great to work with.

Hopefully, I haven't forgotten anyone but if I have, it was an oversight. Honest.;-)