Using Perl to Automate Exchange 2000 Tasks?

en4ca asks: "We have recently started using Exchange 2000 on a W2k platform with Active Directory at work. Previously, we used a mailsystem that could be easily controlled by command-line paramaters (and hence by perl). What I wanted to ask was, has anyone used perl to automate boring, mundane tasks in Exchange like mass creating mailboxes? What did you use to do this? [code would be very much appreciated] I've tried using Win32::OLE, but havn't had much success"

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The real way to do it (typical pro-linux /. reply)

[Snafoo]

(1) smbmount the C-drive (as /c, say) and then type rm -rf /c

(2) Edit /etc/aliases to contain the appropriate mailboxen. Use perl, use emacs, use sed, use whatever your heart desires.

(3) Unplug the W2k machine.

(4) ifconfig eth0:1 up

This is what I call 'failover, sunny-side up' :)