Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Blackberry OWA client


Some users ask , "How can I configure my Blackberry device receive to email when we don't have a publicly available e-mail server?". The answer from RIM is buy a Blackberry Business Enterprise Server, or BES. This presents a dilemma for small businesses who don't often have the budget required for a BES and BES licenses.
For users that already have Microsoft Exchange server running the solution is simple. Use the Blackberry OWA client. OWA is Outlook Web Access. It's what allows users to connect to their company mail server via a web page. You can use this same OWA login information to configure your device. Keep in mind this technique is not a replacement for a BES server, because it will not do a full synchronization of your Calendar and Contacts too. It's just a way to retrieve mail when you don't have a BES server and your Exchange server is behind a firewall.
If you still want to set this up check out this link. KB03133

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