Quite frankly, it's because a manager somewhere thought it would be a good idea and wouldn't argue about it. :)
> -----Original Message----- > From: Ed Crowley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 3:53 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Outlook appointments on Exchange > > > That explains why you'd do a periodic eseutil /d, and it's > not a bad reason. However, it doesn't explain why you'd do > the rest of the stuff you described. You should do the other > stuff on a database you restore to your recovery server. > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP kcCC+I > Tech Consultant > hp Services > Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jon Butler > Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 11:59 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Outlook appointments on Exchange > > > That's quite a leap, to say that offline maintenance is > causing 2 or 3 mailboxes out of 1200 to be unable to respond > to specific meeting requests, even though it's been running > for years without a single problem. Might want to reconsider > your logic on that one -- there's not a shred of evidence > that suggests it's a "direct result." :) > > The main reason we do offline defragging every 6 months is > because our store size is NOT constant, not by a long > stretch. Our organization has specific needs and usage > trends that cause a great deal of unallocated space to pile > up from time to time. Historically we've been unable to > extend the physical space on the servers due to financial > restraints, so we've been forced to make do with the limited > space by compacting the database from time to time. > Thankfully, this paradigm is changing around here so > hopefully we can get some new space and forget about it > altogether. I was really more interested in hearing the > other arguments just to satisfy my own curiosity. Thanks for > everyone's response! > > Jon > > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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]
