I've recently started working on a project that uses MCMS 2002. The most important thing to know when working with MCMS 2002 is the name
Stefan Gossner. This is more important than understanding how MCMS leverages ASP.NET, more important than understanding the Publishing API, how MCMS is installed or configured. Stefan is an Escalation Engineer for MCMS, and a prolific writer of tools and tips on this product. If you're starting an MCMS project read his weblog from start to finish. And always include his name on any newsgroup searches and you can't go too far wrong. Thanks to
Darren for putting me on to Stefan's work so early on.