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Summary: CD does not contain evaluation copy of Exchange 5.5
Review: "The CD-ROM contains an evaluation copy of Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5,..." is a blatant lie. The quote only appears on this web page and not on the book, so I don't blame the publisher, unless the publisher wrote the synopsis. The software necessary for running the sample apps is nowhere to be found on the cd, despite what your synopsis says. Imagine my dismay when I got the book home and couldn't use the software.
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Summary: Not what I expected
Review: After purchasing this book and skimming through all of it while reading the sections I was interested in more thoroughly (VBScript and Custom Forms), and then going through everything a 2nd time, I was extremely disappointed.
I found the Author was not thorough at all when going over the Outlook Library objects, methods, and properties. I was constantly going to the MSDN site to fill in the gaps. The sample code was also quite limited I thought.
In my entire life, this book is the only book I have ever taken back to the store for a refund. I instead purchased the QUE book written by Patricia Cardoza, which I have found to be far more to my liking.
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Summary: A wolf in sheeps clothing
Review: Alrhough this review may sound unfavourable, I am actually using my time here to detail mainly its shortcomings. This is actually a very comprehensive text which is largely easy to follow.It falls down because it is apparently for begginers yet immediately uses programming terms like 'Object', 'Method', 'Property' etc like we are all familiar with them. It wouldnt have taken long to give the very briefest of introductions to VBScript. Rizzo doesnt even really say what it is. Even more frustratingly, the instructions contained on the disk for setting up WorkFlow Designer where totally and utterly wrong. They refered to admin groups in Windows that do not exist and listed a 6 step process for something that was far more detailed. Referal to the msdn website solved that. Apart from these problems (which I consider extremely frustrating and sloppy), the book is pretty good. Buy it, but make sure you spend some time learning the terminology associated with object oriented programming
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Summary: Excellent, readable book from someone who knows
Review: As the member of the Outlook team responsible for the technologies Tom writes about, I give him due credit for providing accurate, in-depth, and extremely accessible information. My copy of Tom's book is already well worn. I intend to give future copies to anyone I know is interested in Outlook and Exchange development.
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Summary: A must have for anyone building Exchange applications.
Review: Finally, a book that will provide detail and insight into these new technologies. This book is for anyone that wants to leverage their investment in MS Exchange server by building sophisticated collaborative applications.
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Summary: One stop shopping
Review: First, this book is big. Over 1000 pages!!! However, the author has done a great job covering the breadth of collaborative technologies that you can program against. Plus, the samples on the CD provide some great code that you can steal for your own applications. I also use the ebook version as a quick way to search for info I need quickly. In short, you should get this book if you're building collaborative solutions on the Microsoft platform.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: Generally, I purchase a programming book either as a tutorial, or as a reference. Unfortunately, in either of these two respects, this book disappoints. Usually MS Press books are pretty good. However, this one makes a poor tutorial, and is not that useful as a reference. That bad news is that there are not that many books out there that deal with programming Exchange.
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Summary: Book or Code documentation ?
Review: Good for people interested in doing quick customizations in a hurry. Treat this book more as a starting point. With examples present you can do something quickly. Crudely edited- Rizzo in many cases resorts to code instead of talking about underlying concepts. Most of this thick book is filled with code connected together with some explainations.
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Summary: Excellent and Informative
Review: Having read an early copy of this book, I am throughly impressed. It covers all of the major areas concerning MS Outlook and Exchange and it covers these topics very well. The text is easy to understand and the examples are excellent throughout the book. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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Summary: Informative read on messaging technologies
Review: Having spent just a short time working with the Outlook object model and trying to make a decision on how I can leverage this existing technology with internet technologies, I have come to appreciate this 'one-stop' resource for Outlook. Even though you have to get past nine chapters before real "collaborative" technologies were spoken to; this is a real informative book for anyone, like myself, who needed a good basic understanding of Outlook and Exchange and additionally how newer technologies such as CDO come into play.
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