I am one of those who only drop in occasionally to post - guilty as charged! Only running a small home setup means that most of the things I see here don't really affect me. That said, it makes for very interesting reading. One day, there may be a use for some of these things or my workplace may benefit - you never know.
I had to do a personal Disaster Recovery a few years ago. The help I got here was wonderful. It got me up and running in a week. Have had the same type of problem two or three times since, but saved the help advice and it worked again! Thanks to all on this list. Not everyone has a squillion users and 36 million servers to manage, least of all me! There are advanced and basic admins out here and this list caters for everyone. Long may it continue. Why oh why didn't I take the TOM YAM pill Simon -----Original Message----- From: Slinger, Gary [mailto:Gary.Slinger@;CPShips.com] Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 5:40 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: RBL's I agree with your post, I respectfully disagree with your initial sentence. -----Original Message----- From: Chris Scharff [mailto:chris_scharff@;messageone.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 21:41 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: RBL's Well said Gregory. I too work for a smaller company and am routinely faced with chanllenges which fall well outside my normal areas of 'expertise'[1]. Resources like this one and various others make my life much easier. Finding people who know more about a topic you need help in, and who are willing to share that expertise is a cause for joy. Those who, on this list or on others learn to properly frame their issues, research problems and then relay their quandry to their peers are already miles ahead of those who lack those skills even if they are further behind the curve in a certain topic area. There is a basic, fundamental toolset which all technical folks ought to have. It's fairly evident from this forum (and many, many others) that too few admins have a grasp of the fundamental tools required to do their jobs or, have grown sloppy in their maintenance and usage of said tools. I guess some people get offended when pointed back to their toolbox, but I for one enjoy exercising my basic skills as often and as thoroughly as possible. It's amazing what one can learn sometimes by doing so. Course when all else fails, deja.com or the archives are a good source of info. [1] If only my cow-orkers asked more questions about porn. -----Original Message----- From: Gregory Householder To: Exchange Discussions Sent: 10/23/2002 7:27 PM Subject: RE: RBL's Typically I just sit here and read the posts and I have to admit I've learn a lot from the discussions. I can tell there are some experienced Admins here too, but there are some of us that work for smaller companies and we don't have the time to learn everything there is to know about Exchange administration. I consider myself a pretty good admin. I may not know everything there is to know about Exchange Administration, but I know where the knowledge bases and these kind of discussion lists are. A lot of us are trying to learn to be good Email Admins. I admit that there are some pretty bad questions that come across this list. I've said my two cents.. I don't care if anyone likes it or doesn't. I remember just getting into Exchange and trying to make sure I did everything just right so it didn't cause me serious headaches down the road. Thanks for listening.. Greg Householder [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com 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:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com 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:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
