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BBC Shuts Down Internal BlackBerry Service

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on 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."

6 of 123 comments (clear)

  1. Re:askdfj asdfj bork bork by plover · · Score: 5, Funny
    Weave me a cone, you souped droll.

    Sent from my Newton.

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    John
  2. A good little reminder by saskboy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's a good reminder, and thus newsworthy. Never write something into an email that you wouldn't say to the face of whoever you're talking about.

    Talking about confidential matters is what encryption and the telephone or face to face conversation is for. And if you have a "party-line" the telephone won't work either.

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    Saskboy's blog is good. 9 out of 10 dentists agree.
  3. Re:I guess that explains the message from my boss. by Kierthos · · Score: 5, Funny

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

    Kierthos

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    Mr. Hu is not a ninja.
  4. Memo by raind · · Score: 5, Informative

    Did they not get the memo?

    Service Pack 3 for BlackBerry Enterprise Server v4.0 for Microsoft Exchange is now available for download.

    Please visit http://www.blackberry.com/support/downloads/index. shtml to access the service pack and a list of fixed issues, software updates, and additional information.

    Thank you,

    BlackBerry Software Releases
    Research In Motion Limited
    Telephone: 1-877-255-2377 | (+1) 519-888-6181
    Email: help@blackberry.net
    Web: http://www.blackberry.com/

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    Get up!
  5. Re:You don't? by Thud457 · · 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

  6. Re:You don't? by CrankyFool · · 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.