Woohoo, the Exchange 2003 SP2 alpha is out. Yup, for those of you not up with the lingo the “Community Technology Preview” basically means alpha so if you install this on your production server.. well, I guess you won’t be able to email me and complain about it 🙂
Overview
The software included in this Exchange Server 2003 SP2 CTP download is intended for evaluation and deployment planning purposes only, and not for production use. CTP releases of any product will not display the stability of a shipped Microsoft product. You may encounter problems with Exchange Server 2003 SP2 that could possibly result in a loss or destruction of data. Some of the mobility features contained in this CTP download are not yet available for testing, pending availability of Windows Mobile 5.0 devices. This build is available only in English.
Important: This release is not intended for production environments and should only be used in a test lab environment.
Exchange Server 2003 SP2 CTP is unsupported pre-release software distributed for feedback and testing purposes only, and is not supported by Customer Services and Support (CSS). For questions about this technical preview, see the Exchange Server Newsgroups or the Exchange Team Blog.
Known Issue: The release notes contained in this download are out-of-date. For the most current version of the release notes, see the Exchange Server 2003 SP2 CTP Release Notes.
On a more serious note, the SP2 answers pains that have been experienced by too many for too long: 16GB store limitations and management of mobile devices. The SP2 will pump the store limitation to 75GB and introduce remote-wipe functionality for Windows Mobile.
This CTP is available here, but it is alpha and it is not intended for production purposes. Susan Bradley reminds you that it is not reversible so do not put this in production.
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