True, however I didn't do the service pac's because I thought it would reduce my white space, or even decrease my backup times. I (as most of us?) did/do the upgrades, service pac's, hot fixes, etc. for very specific reasons. I get the "should we be doing (insert your utility here) on a schedule?" every now and then, usually right after someone has read a book, or went to a class. Some we should and do, however some, such as "eseutil /d" have no business being used as a "scheduled maintenance" utility. Just my .02, your mileage may very. Jeff
-----Original Message----- From: William Lefkovics [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 3:31 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: eseutil /d I do not totally agree with that statement though. Granddad or Jim McBee. Otherwise, I would still be on Exchange5.5 sp2 (or WinGate or Postfix on BSD) instead of Exchange2000 sp2. It's like the technical solutions / behavioral problems quote. We use it when it fits. That said, I am too lazy to search the archives for the 300+ times Daniel, Ed, etc discussed how ineffective and unnecessary running this utility beyond the few times it is actually needed. William -----Original Message----- From: Couch, Nate [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 9:54 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: eseutil /d Try reading Jim McBee's book - Exchange 247. It talks about this very issue. Basically, it comes down to the view, from my reading, that "if it ain't broke - leave it alone". If you aren't seeing any errors in the Event logs that clue you into a problem with the databases don't go begging for trouble - you are likely to find it. All the best in your battle with your coworkers. Nate Couch EDS Messaging > ---------- > From: paragon400 > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 11:32 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: eseutil /d > > I have some team members here that believe that regular defragmentation > (offline) should be done as routine maintenance. I don't share this > opinion, but I am having a hard time finding evidence to support my > belief. Does anyone know of any links that support the theory that > eseutil should not be used for regular maintenance or am I wrong and > should it be part of regular maintenance? > > Exchange 5.5 environment. > > Thanks for any help anyone can provide. > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
