Regardless of that, you still need some way to update the forwarding rules - which is aprt of the desktop software.
Not sure if you know this, but there are two versions of the BB client software - one of which is specifically designed to work with the server software. -------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Mellott, Bill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 9:22 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Blackberry Desktop Manager causes Outlook 2k to > start in offl ine mode > > > > that would be true for the BB server which is way limited ... > > Good's product.. NOPE... I setup a unit and that's it (like > one time cradel > for setup) the only time I have to cradle afetr is too update > the software > version on the unit..and they are working on the ability to > push the sw > updates to the unit's. > it's all wireless ...sweet... > > my guy's do not have cradles.... it would not work with the > way many of my > people get their desktops' > > check it out it rock's > > bill > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 9:17 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Blackberry Desktop Manager causes Outlook 2k to start in > offl ine mode > > > You still need the desktop piece to allow users to handle syncs, > software upgrades and changing their rule sets. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis Inc. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mellott, Bill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 9:11 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Blackberry Desktop Manager causes Outlook 2k to > > start in offl ine mode > > > > > > Why dont you just get the server product and dump the gludgy desktop > > redir... it nice and all for like 1 or 2 people but beyond > > that its a bit of > > a bite > > > > better yet...get Good Technologies solution and you get > Sync'd E-mail, > > Contacts, Calendar, etc...just like have you total OL with > > you..it's nice! > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Alverson, Tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 8:50 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Blackberry Desktop Manager causes Outlook 2k > to start in > > offl ine mode > > > > > > Thanks for the tip. I think we could create a "blackberry" > > group of users on > > our domain (nt4) and then test to see if they are in that > > group in the login > > script to determine whether to launch the desktop manager or not. > > > > Tom > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Durkee, Peter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 7:52 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Blackberry Desktop Manager causes Outlook 2k to > > start in offl > > ine mode > > > > We take the Desktop Manager out of the Startup folder and > > instead launch it > > from our logon script, so it doesn't start when people are > out of the > > office. > > > > -Peter > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > > Of Alverson, > > Tom > > Sent: Thursday, 25 March, 2004 11:51 > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: Blackberry Desktop Manager causes Outlook 2k to > > start in offline > > mode > > > > > > We have a few users with laptops and blackberries who like > > to dial in. We > > have a special dial in modem bank that can access the RPC > ports of our > > Exchange 5.5 server. If they have the Blackberry desktop > > manager loading at > > startup, it tries to connect to the exchange server and > > decides that it is > > offline. When they dial in to this connection and then > > launch Outlook, the > > mapi spooler is already loaded (by the blackberry desktop > > manager) and has > > already decided that the computer is offline. > > > > Right now we have to tell them to quit the Blackberry desktop > > manager, then > > dial in, then launch Outlook. If they need to cradle the > > Blackberry, then > > they must manually launch the desktop manager. Since they > > use the laptops > > direct connected to our LAN 95% of the time, it is good to > > have the desktop > > manager in the startup group. > > > > Is there a better way to handle this? > > > > Tom > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: > > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode > > =&lang=english > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > > Jupitermedia Corp. > > Attn: Discussion List Management > > 475 Park Avenue South > > New York, NY 10016 > > > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > > ______________________________________________ > > This message is private or privileged. 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