Microsoft Exchange is a big, complicated application ; it requires more disk storage than Windows NT Server and has several hundred configuration property pages and dialogs. But it is also a very powerful and flexible messaging system. Knowing that Exchange can be made to do something and understanding how to do it, however, are often worlds apart. Managing Microsoft Exchange Server bridges this gap. The book is a no-nonsense, practical guide to planning, installing, managing, maintaining, and troubleshooting Exchange networks. Managing Microsoft Exchange Server is targeted at medium-sized installations and up. These are the sites where administrators face the hard problems of Internet integration, storage management, cost of ownership, system security, and performance management, and this is the book that addresses those problems. Managing Microsoft Exchange Server places primary emphasis on Internet mail and news services. This recognizes the fact that organizations with serious Exchange implementations need to speak SMTP, NNTP, and POP3 to the Internet. In addition to covering the basics, this book goes on to provide real hands-on advice about what you need to know after you have your first site up and running and you're facing issues of growth, optimization, or recovery planning. Managing Microsoft Exchange Server comprehensively explains how Exchange works, what it can do, and how you can make it work for you.