Would it be career suicide to go over their heads to the CIO directly; or is there nobody higher up who would understand/act upon your recommendations?
-Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP-Outlook, CNA, MCPx3 Director of Information Services Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert http://www.hawaiilawyer.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gonzalez, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 11:33 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > > Its because the people that are between me and the CIO are wimps. > Sorry. If I had it my way a lot of things would be different > here. I make plenty of arguments they just ignore me. But > think of the job Market and how weak it is for us right now. > > Thank you, > > Alex Gonzalez > Senior Systems Administrator (unfotunatly) Handleman Company > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (248) 362-4400 Ext. 4914 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Chenault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 4:24 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > > Well... Uh...how can I say this without being seen as rude or flaming? > Hmm... Well, there is no way to say it. > > You are the _Senior_ Systems Administrator. Take control. Are > you not responsible for the efficient and continued operation > of this network? > Can > you not make a successful argument that misuse of it costs > the company money, both real and in lost availability? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gonzalez, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 3:09 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for > Send/Recieve on OXP > > > That my friend is a long standing battle. We have people > that think its > ok > to send out 30meg files to these people. > > Thank you, > > Alex Gonzalez > Senior Systems Administrator > Handleman Company > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (248) 362-4400 Ext. 4914 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 3:59 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > > I guess the point is that if they are sending these massive images and > all > they are doing is printing a comp on an ink jet to show the store > manager, > the problem isn't an email or bandwidth issue at all, but > rather a user > issue with the imaging folk. They need to be taught these people don't > need > these massive files. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gonzalez, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 12:58 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for Send/Recieve on > OXP > > > Honestly Martin I have no idea. I think they print them off and show > them > to the store manager. I don't really know everything those people do. > > Thank you, > > Alex Gonzalez > Senior Systems Administrator > Handleman Company > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (248) 362-4400 Ext. 4914 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 3:52 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > > What does the receiver do with these images? Are they sent to > a printer, > or > are they just FYI, or what? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gonzalez, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 12:46 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for Send/Recieve on > OXP > > > Well its mainly pictures of what displays are going to be in > the store. > Some > of these files used to be Gig sized but our advertising department has > shrunk them down quite a bit. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Chenault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 3:41 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > > <thinking outside the box> > > What is this 2M file? Does it have to be 2M? Is it generic for all > users, > specific to a region, specific to one user? Specific to one > store, group > of > stores, or what? There may be another way to do this. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gonzalez, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 2:38 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for Send/Recieve on > OXP > > > Both. Home offices all over the place. We are a music distributor. > These > people are the ones that stock the shelves at your local Kmart or > Walmart > with music. They are in the store all day long stocking > shelves so they > don't have connectivity. > > Thank you, > > Alex Gonzalez > Senior Systems Administrator > Handleman Company > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (248) 362-4400 Ext. 4914 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 3:14 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > > Who sends them all this stuff? Is it the home office, or is > it a number > of > people all over the place? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gonzalez, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 12:05 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for Send/Recieve on > OXP > > > Actually they don't check their email all day. They just download the > days > mail and read that till the next day. We are trying to implement > wireless > cards so that they can always check mail. Right now its too > inconsistent > for our reps. They stock CD's at stores and there is too much RF in > many > for it to work. Plus there isn't enough 3G coverage yet nationally. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony Hlabse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 2:58 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > > Lets see 800 users 40 incoming lines. Assume each person checks his > email 8 > times a day and stays on for 20 minutes. Twenty people per line. There > are > 3600 minutes in a day. Eight accesses, times twenty people, times 20 > minutes > per call comes out to 3200. Wow I would like to see that phone bill. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Scharff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 2:38 PM > Subject: RE: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for Send/Recieve on > OXP > > > > Still waiting for you to provide a shining example of how I ought to > be > > doing it by tackling all of those hard technical questions > with gusto > and > > aplomb. But as usual it seems you're much more inclined to engage in > silly > > banter or name calling. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Christopher Hummert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 1:13 PM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > > > Wow.....Chris being a total jerk again. Come on tell me something > > > new :) > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > Gonzalez, > > > Alex > > > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 11:07 AM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: RE: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for > Send/Recieve > > > on OXP > > > > > > > > > Your being a total jerk about this question. I don't see > what isn't > > > > technical about this question. It wasn't a question of what our > > > people do, its how to automate our systems so they don't > have to do > > > as much manual work and bill for it. Daniel Chenault hit > the nail on > > > > the head. It is creating a technical solution for a non technical > > > problem. Isn't that what technology does? I apologize > if I didn't > > > give enough detail. These users are all on dialup and > receive large > > > emails with large attachments (pictures mainly) all day. > When they > > > go to synchronize their inbox it can take up to 2 hours > for all the > > > mail to download. The company doesn't want them billing for the > > > time it takes to sit in front of their laptops waiting for it to > > > download. They would rather schedule it at night and > just have the > > > rep read it while they are in the field the next day. As > far as the > > > > question goes here is a refresher: > > > > > > Does anyone know of a command switch for Outlook.exe in > Outlook XP > > > that I could create a scheduled task that would open Outlook and > > > perform a Send/Receive and then close Outlook? Or is there any > > > third party software that would do this. Remember this > is Outlook > > > XP and the security is different. > > > > > > All you had to do was post back if you knew something. You don't > > > have to be rude about it. Whether the user is awake or asleep is > > > irrelevant all I needed to know is if you knew of > anything. Maybe > > > you don't know what a command switch is? I don't know. All I am > > > looking for is something like "Outlook /sendreceive" > (obviously that > > > > isn't it or I wouldn't be posting this), so that I could put the > > > switch in the scheduled task to run Outlook.exe, setup Outlook to > > > dial if there is no connection, run a send/receive, and > be done with > > > > it. Or if there was a third party app that would do this for me. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Chris Scharff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 12:51 PM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > > > Well, 287677 might work as well depending on what the > actual problem > > > > to be solved is, but apparently this isn't the week for properly > > > phrased technical questions. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Tom Meunier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 11:45 AM > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > > > > > If I had that, I would have noticed that he wants a scheduled > > > > execution of the F5 key, and would have kept my mouth shut. Or > > > > perhaps suggested using the sendkeys thingy off the resource > kit > > > > (win2000 i think). > > > > > > > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q259103 > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Andy David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Posted At: > > > > Monday, November 25, 2002 11:34 AM Posted To: MSExchange > > > Mailing List > > > > Conversation: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for > > > Send/Recieve on > > > > OXP > > > > Subject: Re: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for > > > Send/Recieve on > > > > OXP > > > > > > > > > > > > I did, however, ask Santa for the thingy that will read > > > email to me in > > > > my sleep. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Tom Meunier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 12:31 PM > > > > Subject: RE: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for > > > Send/Recieve on > > > > OXP > > > > > > > > > > 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