Jim McBee (Exchange MVP) posted a blog entry on a different free SMTP tester tool. For any of us that have jobs that rely on functioning email ... check it out.

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Do you want to remove BlackBerry information from the messaging server / BlackBerry Configuration Database? Yup, that question relates directly to this.

Taken from: KB16109 - What is the difference between a HARD and SOFT delete when deleting users ...

After deleting two BlackBerry smartphone users, the BlackBerry Manager logs shows the first BlackBerry smartphone user as HARD deleted while the other as SOFT deleted.

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For the first time, I've been victim to an application wreaking havoc on my device.

I've been using YouMail for a while now ... probably 2 years at this point. I recently started using the handheld app, and last week upgraded to the newest version available (0.96.1) ... and it was a horrible decision.

It took me 5 days to figure out what the heck was going on ... and once I removed the app all was well.

Symptoms:

1. Device running slow
2. Device

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From last week ... Firewall and connection requirements for the BlackBerry Enterprise Server ... I know I know, we're sick of the KB articles hdawg ... but I never get sick of them; especially when there is actually something cool in one of them.

Yes, I posted last week on this same topic, but there was an update and a sweet one at that, specifically for those in EMEA:

Ideally, complete IP address ranges should be allowed through your corporate firewall. If your BlackBerry...

I did a post a while back on Firewall and connection requirements for the BlackBerry Internet Service ... but I still constantly see / hear people asking questions about what is required for BES.

Unfortunately the one recurring theme is people opening port 3101 inbound and I just shake my head. If you read the basic installation documentation you'll see this isn't needed and in fact makes your environment less secure and gives the appearance that BES is less secure as it would seem...