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Don't mean to hijack the thread, but I am not sure where else to complain.
I am a veteran of Linux, and have been using it since 1998. I am no stranger to the command line, and I find it extremely useful when implemented well.
However, Exchange 2007 has all the disadvantages of a poor GUI and a poor command shell. Sure, the command line is useful for large enterprises who have 18 Exchange admins, like Bank of America where I used to work (luckily when still using Exchange 2003), but not having the ability to change user mailbox permissions in the GUI?
That's just asinine, and unconscionable. This alienates many administrators, and makes my life harder, and increases the time it takes me to do simple Exchange tasks from a few seconds to, in some cases, several days.
This is insane.
I've noticed that anyone who disagrees with the Microsofties on other forums reference the ridiculous EMC is accused of being a troll and spreading FUD.
Whatever.
I've been in IT since the 1990s. I now control a lot of money and make a lot of decisions as to what companies should use for their IT infrastructure. If there is any possible way that I can convince the small- to medium-sized companies that I consult for to explore other email solutions, I will do so -- even if it's Linux-based, as at least the command line there makes some sense.
It's not that I am not comfortable with Powershell/EMS. I am. It's just that I hate it and think it mars the good name of Exchange, and also makes day-to-day administration of most tasks much, much harder.
Old days: User calls up and wants me to add some permissions to a mailbox: Click! Click! Click! Done. 8 seconds.
Today: User calls up and wants me to add some permissions to a mailbox: Oh, what's that command? (Looks it up.) Oh yeah. Ok, hmm, wrong syntax. Let me try that again. Oops, wrong syntax again. To user: Can I call you back in an hour? I have to wade through 20 pages of tech docs to figure this out.
User: Confused because it used to take 8 seconds.
If there weren't so very much removed from the EMC, I'd be more pleased with it. What a waste of my damn time.
I will not be recommending Microsoft Exchange in the future to anyone until this is corrected, and though I am sure MSFT will not notice it in ther bottom line, I am not the only one by far who feels this way.
What a terrible decision for a product that I really liked, and what a terrible response to complaints.
I am a veteran of Linux, and have been using it since 1998. I am no stranger to the command line, and I find it extremely useful when implemented well.
However, Exchange 2007 has all the disadvantages of a poor GUI and a poor command shell. Sure, the command line is useful for large enterprises who have 18 Exchange admins, like Bank of America where I used to work (luckily when still using Exchange 2003), but not having the ability to change user mailbox permissions in the GUI?
That's just asinine, and unconscionable. This alienates many administrators, and makes my life harder, and increases the time it takes me to do simple Exchange tasks from a few seconds to, in some cases, several days.
This is insane.
I've noticed that anyone who disagrees with the Microsofties on other forums reference the ridiculous EMC is accused of being a troll and spreading FUD.
Whatever.
I've been in IT since the 1990s. I now control a lot of money and make a lot of decisions as to what companies should use for their IT infrastructure. If there is any possible way that I can convince the small- to medium-sized companies that I consult for to explore other email solutions, I will do so -- even if it's Linux-based, as at least the command line there makes some sense.
It's not that I am not comfortable with Powershell/EMS. I am. It's just that I hate it and think it mars the good name of Exchange, and also makes day-to-day administration of most tasks much, much harder.
Old days: User calls up and wants me to add some permissions to a mailbox: Click! Click! Click! Done. 8 seconds.
Today: User calls up and wants me to add some permissions to a mailbox: Oh, what's that command? (Looks it up.) Oh yeah. Ok, hmm, wrong syntax. Let me try that again. Oops, wrong syntax again. To user: Can I call you back in an hour? I have to wade through 20 pages of tech docs to figure this out.
User: Confused because it used to take 8 seconds.
If there weren't so very much removed from the EMC, I'd be more pleased with it. What a waste of my damn time.
I will not be recommending Microsoft Exchange in the future to anyone until this is corrected, and though I am sure MSFT will not notice it in ther bottom line, I am not the only one by far who feels this way.
What a terrible decision for a product that I really liked, and what a terrible response to complaints.