*ding*ding* End of round two.

Before we go much further, can anyone explain what DaFS or however it's spelt might change the situation, if at all?

Please be honest and introduce yourself to the others as an employee of EMC.

Teehee.

Please be honest and open to the user community and add " and has no plans to do so in the future" to the second sentence.

Nothing dishonest in leaving out information - I mean we're deep into the mire of marketecture here as it is. Caveat Emptor all Ye Who Enter Here, or something.

See http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q250/3/48.asp

Very well justified though.

I believe anyone who wants Exchange, and wants the advantages of NetApp or any other decently managed storage is not going down a dark and perilous alley. In fact they'll probably be getting better support from all the vendors involved than most Unix email system customers ever get from any vendors.

But whether you or whether you don't want to use them together, well, gee, is it really worth the bruises arguing about it?