BBC Shuts Down Internal BlackBerry Service

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BBC Shuts Down Internal BlackBerry Service

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday October 26, 2005 @05:07AM from the but-i-thought-sharing-information-was-good dept.

sebFlyte writes "Silicon.com is running a story on a little problem the BBC is having with their email. Apparently, the BBC has suspended service to all its executives BlackBerrys, because the server software was randomly sending chunks of messages to arbitrary users, thus showing execs each others emails. Not what you want from your remote-working solution, really."

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News Flash! (??) by Lord+Grey · 2005-10-26 05:08 · Score: 4, Funny

Oh my. 300 people experience a bug in an email service.
SLASHDOT, FRONT PAGE! RUN IT!
What? The bug was fixed in a later version?
It's a slow news day. RUN IT!

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1. Re:News Flash! (??) by Sand_Man · 2005-10-26 05:10 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  It's not a bug. It's feature.
  
  AND, we didn't even charge you for it.
2. Re:News Flash! (??) by theJML · 2005-10-26 05:37 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  (Random BBC Exec)Hm... slow day, time to surf Slashdot a bit... Hey the BBC shutdown blackberry support, that's funny-- Wait, I work for the BBC... What?? My blackberry E-mail is down!?! The IT Guys never told me that! Good thing I get my news from slashdot or I'd be sending e-mails all day on that blasted thing! Hey, it could happen...
  
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askdfj asdfj bork bork by darkmeridian · 2005-10-26 05:11 · Score: 4, Funny

kjskdvnjkas hfjkh fjj sfkdsak fkldsfj ajsf ksjaflkjfskd jask
skjf salkdfj skldfjkljsdnfjsndf

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Sent from my handheld Blackberry.

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1. Re:askdfj asdfj bork bork by plover · 2005-10-26 05:14 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Weave me a cone, you souped droll.
  Sent from my Newton.
  
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You don't? by smooth+wombat · 2005-10-26 05:12 · Score: 3, Funny

You mean it's not a good thing for the execs to communicate with one another?

Oh wait, you mean when the execs say something like, "Yeah, that Bob from Accouting. What a tightwad. I'm pretty sure if he bent over the board in his ass would snap."

Never mind. Now I understand.

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1. Re:You don't? by Thud457 · 2005-10-26 05:40 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Obviously the email system spontaneously decided to flatten the organizational hiearchy and institute a distributed swarming organization instead.
  I say the BBC should sit tight and let this progress on its own. It could totally reinvent they way they operate. Hell, just institute a email policy that randomly emails everyting to anyone in the organization. Google probably already has a patent on this.
  
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  the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
2. Re:You don't? by CrankyFool · 2005-10-26 06:20 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  That's what we need. Instead of my MUA having only 'send' and 'cancel' buttons, it needs also an 'I'm feeling lucky' button.
I guess that explains the message from my boss... by winkydink · 2005-10-26 05:12 · Score: 4, Funny

saying that he was going to lift up my tight leather miniskirt and spank my because I was a bad girl. (hint: I am male)

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Hmm... by axonal · 2005-10-26 05:16 · Score: 4, Funny

Dissatisfied with your current size? Use a natural enhancer "Looks like our CEO has some confidence problems..."
Chunks? by Reality+Master+101 · 2005-10-26 05:17 · Score: 4, Funny

Did it mix chunks of messages? That could really cause some fun... "Hey Bob, I really need that report on $*%)^ your hot body... I can't wait to rub my hands all over your @!@#%! convention. You should be ready to go on a moment's notice. -- Phil."

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Re:I guess that explains the message from my boss. by Kierthos · 2005-10-26 05:25 · Score: 5, Funny

In that case, either ask for a raise, or a head start.

Kierthos

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Oooh i can imagine by Spy+der+Mann · 2005-10-26 05:29 · Score: 3, Funny

...a mail with content like "My wife's on vacations, so what do you think sweetie? Tonight at 9PM? Luvz." arriving to another exec.

Hilarity ensues :)
Re:Memo by Lord+Grey · 2005-10-26 05:41 · Score: 3, Funny

Last I heart, the IT support guy at the BBC who tracks these things did receive the memo on his BlackBerry:
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An example by LukePieStalker · 2005-10-26 05:47 · Score: 2, Funny

Dear Joe,

It has come to my attention th

hould have seen the size of her knoc

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s the biggest assh

unch on Friday?

Sincerely,
Dave
Slashdot - Recent Intelligence Solutions for Nerds by Cyburbia · 2005-10-26 05:48 · Score: 3, Funny

"Remote-working solution?" Didn't it used to be called a "PDA?"
It's sad to see marketing -speak cross over from the boardroom to Slashdot articles and posts. Seriously, there's more marketing jargon in some threads than a stack of press releases from a soon-to-be-bankrupt 1999 dot-com.
If you'll excuse me, I have to use the solid biological waste transport solution for something that's robust, scalable and end-to-end.
Re:I guess that explains the message from my boss. by Ironsides · 2005-10-26 05:49 · Score: 2, Funny

(hint: I am male)

You're posting on slashdot. Male is the default setting.

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(no subject) by http101 · 2005-10-26 06:12 · Score: 3, Funny

If you're employed by Research In Motion, does that mean you've got a RIM-job?

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...sent from my blackberry by Anonymous Coward · 2005-10-26 10:00 · Score: 2, Funny

Imagine a beowulf of
In soviet russia
4. Profit!
welcome our new blackberry overlords

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This message sent from my wireless blackberry