Comments on: Disappointed with Exchange 2007 Beta 2 http://blogs.isaserver.org/shinder/2006/07/25/disappointed-with-exchange-2007-beta-2/ Written by Dr Thomas W Shinder, consultant to Microsoft, HP and many Fortune 500 companies on ISA firewall and Web proxy deployments this blog is where administrators get information about ISA Server Universal Threat Management firewalls. Topics include how to manage, deploy, and troubleshoot ISA Server as a network firewall, Web proxy/Web cache, remote access VPN server and VPN gateway to provide a high level of network security for all corporate computers. Wed, 7 Jan 2009 18:55:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU by: Thomas Shinder http://blogs.isaserver.org/shinder/2006/07/25/disappointed-with-exchange-2007-beta-2/#comment-6917 Thu, 03 Aug 2006 21:46:03 +0000 http://blogs.isaserver.org/shinder/2006/07/25/disappointed-with-exchange-2007-beta-2/#comment-6917 Hey guys, I'm in full agreeemnt with you. I'd like to have the CLI to perform mass changes and to automate routine tasks, but the stuff they've removed from the UI isn't that kind of task. It's basic one-off configuration of the SMTP service, certificates, POP3, IMAP4 and much more. I'm really hoping that they'll not take us visual guys for granted and work on providing a world-class UI, like the ISA firewall team did. Thanks! Tom Hey guys,
I’m in full agreeemnt with you. I’d like to have the CLI to perform mass changes and to automate routine tasks, but the stuff they’ve removed from the UI isn’t that kind of task. It’s basic one-off configuration of the SMTP service, certificates, POP3, IMAP4 and much more. I’m really hoping that they’ll not take us visual guys for granted and work on providing a world-class UI, like the ISA firewall team did.
Thanks!
Tom

]]> by: Benopp54 http://blogs.isaserver.org/shinder/2006/07/25/disappointed-with-exchange-2007-beta-2/#comment-6916 Thu, 03 Aug 2006 21:30:42 +0000 http://blogs.isaserver.org/shinder/2006/07/25/disappointed-with-exchange-2007-beta-2/#comment-6916 I would like to agree with the majority here. I am a "Windows Guy" mostly because I am visual learner (photographic memory). I remember where this setting and that option are in the UI. I think this is what makes most of us Windows Admins. I am not good with syntax of command-line nonsense. I understand the ability to "script" mass changes is very helpful but not at the sacrifice of a well-rounded UI. The ISA Server 2004 UI is in a class of it's own. I had that UI memorized in minutes. No CLI there. Boo...CLI that detracts from UI Horray... beer I would like to agree with the majority here.
I am a “Windows Guy” mostly because I am visual learner (photographic memory). I remember where this setting and that option are in the UI. I think this is what makes most of us Windows Admins. I am not good with syntax of command-line nonsense.
I understand the ability to “script” mass changes is very helpful but not at the sacrifice of a well-rounded UI.

The ISA Server 2004 UI is in a class of it’s own. I had that UI memorized in minutes. No CLI there.
Boo…CLI that detracts from UI
Horray… beer

]]> by: BetaTester http://blogs.isaserver.org/shinder/2006/07/25/disappointed-with-exchange-2007-beta-2/#comment-6788 Tue, 01 Aug 2006 21:32:53 +0000 http://blogs.isaserver.org/shinder/2006/07/25/disappointed-with-exchange-2007-beta-2/#comment-6788 I completely agree. Although I appreciate having all the features accessible via a scripting language, I don't want to be forced to use it for everyday tasks. Every function *should* be accessible through the GUI. If they want a cleanrer menu, that's fine. Give me a toggle option to display all the advanced features. I completely agree. Although I appreciate having all the features accessible via a scripting language, I don’t want to be forced to use it for everyday tasks.

Every function *should* be accessible through the GUI. If they want a cleanrer menu, that’s fine. Give me a toggle option to display all the advanced features.

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