Care to share your thoughts on Exchange Communities?

1. Blogs, Exchange website, NG's

2. Some light participation in NG's, blogs, forums, but not a local user group

3. Update skills, keep up on news and upcoming products, problem solving

4. I'll agree with other posters ... more participation from PSS and team members, higher level articles, more troubleshooting tips and guidelines

5. I'll see you in Orlando!

1. Blogs (have a list of 5 or so I RSS) a couple different websites and the newsgroups

2. No

3. News, keep up to date on trends and troubleshooting techniques

4. More detailed topics (I like the "how stuff works" postings!)

5. Nope

1. Blogs & Website

2. No but would like some info if you have it

3. Keeping up on Technical news & tips

4. More advanced level articles

5. No, I work for a small IT department and now that MS only has one Conference a year (no more MEC) we have to take turns going since we all can't be away at the same time. I hope Microsoft will rethink the demise of MEC and bring it back.

1. All of the above.
2. Yes
3. Keeping pace with all things exchange and adding to my bag o tricks.
4. Just keep the great content coming.
5. Nope, wouldn't mind attending though.

1. Yes all of the above.
2. Yes.
3. To do my job, consult, advise.
4. More Evan Dodds and Paul Bowden.
5. Yes I am.

1. Blogs, some web sites, some newsgroups.
2. No.
3. Trying to get answers or learning new ways of doing things.
4. More participation from PSS.
5. Yes.

I read this blog and several newsgroups. Do not belong to a user group

1. Which of the Exchange Community tools do you currently use? (Blogs, User groups, Exchange websites et al.)

Blogs - Got quite a few hooked into my RSS client (just about all the Exchange DEV's as well as this blog).

User groups - Long time member of SYNK (got no idea what its called now...but I am still a member and readpost from time to time). On almost a daily basis I read through all the Exchange newsgroups (news.microsoft.com) and help where I can.

Exchnage websites - There are a few, msexchange.org is called by my RSS client on a regular basis.

2. Are you currently a member of an active Exchange User group?

Only ones that I have build through networking and through helping Microsoft at customer sites. Every now and then I go with TAM's and System Engineers to help a Microsoft customer understand what Exchange can do for them...Maybe I should look to work for MCS one day :-).


3. What purpose(s) do you use the Exchange Communities for?

While I am quite familiar with Exchange (5.0-2003) I am always looking to learn something new. I also really enjoy helping people to get the best out of Exchange.

4. What would you like to see improved about Exchange Communities?

-I think the newsgroup's web interface could use some work. I really don't know if its the network that I am on in the office, but out of a 5 day work week I can only get into the newsgroups via web interface maybe 1 day a week..if that.

-I think an active shared blog such as this is a good model for other Microsoft product teams.

5. Are you attending Tech Ed 2005?
Can I get fish tacos, some beer, and another TechEd backpack? If so..then yes.

1. Exchange Discussions Mailing List (exchange@intm-dl.sparklist.com), blogs and MS Webcasts.
2. No, I am in the process of starting one in Southern Ohio.
3. Learning, Learning and troubleshooting those oddball Exchange errors.
4. More participation from Active MS Exchange team members and PSS.
5. Hell yes!

1. Blogs and User Groups
2. No
3. Newsgroups to answer questions and for diversion from my daily activities (I stop and answer some questions as I can)
4. I would like to see more participation and content direction from more Active PSS guys. Evan Dodds is great, but I would like to see 2 or 3 representatives from each discipline (CSI, Admin, and Connectors)
5. No.