I'm with ya, brother! --- Boswell Tim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Don't i know it! Management have this huge IT > budget, which they /could/ use > to get me my MCSE, but instead decide it'd be far > more cost effective to > hire consultants who get ignored until someone > agrees with what the > management already think.... > > I gotta admit, this managing is harder than it > looks! maybe... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Neil Hobson > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 29 November 2001 15:40 > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Upper case alias? > > > You should pick your consultants more carefully, > then. :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Boswell Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Posted At: 29 November 2001 15:25 > Posted To: Sunbelt Exchange List > Conversation: Upper case alias? > Subject: RE: Upper case alias? > > > Yep...this guy was weird...the chip he had on his > shoulder could feed a > third world country for a decade...Still, as long as > they don't want me > to rename the existing 1500 users, I don't have a > problem! One good > thing about consultants and management is that > consultants ideas are > only good while the consultant is there. Once he's > been paid a fortune > and is out the door, they come and ask the people > who actually work with > the systems to fish through his ideas and pick out > the ones worth > keeping! > > Errr, that'll be none of them then? > > -----Original Message----- > From: David James > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 29 November 2001 14:42 > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Upper case alias? > > > The consultant told your company that Win2K has a > problem with lower > case usernames? Did I understand that correctly? If > so, that's > hilarious... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Boswell Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 8:00 AM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Upper case alias? > > > Apparently, W2K has problems with lowercase > usernames. Not something > I've heard of, but there you go. And the Exchange > policy is 'a > precaution against as yet unannounced faults' > > > "Consulting: If you're not part of the solution, > there's good money to > be made in prolonging the problem" - Can't remember > where I saw it, but > it makes perfect sense! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Neil Hobson > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 29 November 2001 13:55 > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Upper case alias? > > > OK, and I'll come clean - I have absolutely no idea! > Can't see the > point of uppercase myself. Guess you could always > type it manually in > uppercase! > > Neil > > -----Original Message----- > From: Boswell Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Posted At: 29 November 2001 13:53 > Posted To: Sunbelt Exchange List > Conversation: Upper case alias? > Subject: RE: Upper case alias? > > > oops, did I say attacked? My keyboard must be broke! > What I meant to say > was "Independently Audited" > > :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Neil Hobson > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 29 November 2001 13:46 > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Upper case alias? > > > I do, but I'm a consultant and I'd hate to attack > you further. :-) > > Neil > > -----Original Message----- > From: Boswell Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Posted At: 29 November 2001 13:44 > Posted To: Sunbelt Exchange List > Conversation: Upper case alias? > Subject: Upper case alias? > > > We've been attacked by consultants, and as a result > management have > decided that all Exchange accounts must be created > in the following > format: > > Display Name: Last, First < proper case > Alias: LAST.F < all caps > SMTP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] < lower case > > Does anyone know of a simple way to do this for new > accounts? I'm not > aware of a way of differentiating between cases for > different names, and > the alias has always been quite happy as Last.F for > me! > > Any help greatly appreciated. > > Tim > > List Charter and FAQ at: > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > ********************************************************************** > This eMail and any files transmitted with it are > confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual to > whom it is addressed. > Any view or opinions presented are solely those of > the author and do not > necessarily represent those of Silversands or any of > its subsidiary > companies. 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