Since having to do system admin work while a freshman college student, I have tremendous respect for the struggles that people throw at the admins. Since a fiasco a few months back with Gmail, I’ve been hosting my own Exchange server. Yes – that’s almost sacrilege for other fellow Linux fans out there. But honestly, I like the ability to sync email/contacts/schedules across multiple devices. So I’m addicted to the features that Exchange provides. That being said, Exchange is the most fickle irritating service known to man. It seems to enjoy crashing and is why I’m awake at 3:50 tonight.
The only positive thing about these incidents is that I’m teaching myself the intricacies of small changes and detailed backup processes.