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 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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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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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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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.