I just completed another server installation for Blackberry Enterprise on one of our client's servers.
I am convinced it s a status thing like Apple, and not the best thing out there.
Windows Mobile is free, and does everything that Blackberry does, but without the cost or other issues.

What other issues are there?
1. Its not as secure. You have to lower the security of the server to get it to send emails. Although Microsoft admittedly was the one who forced this....

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No one will admit it, but on my desk this week someone had placed a magazine article on my desk. It was for a website called stumbleupon.com.
I had heard of this site for several months but have ignored it as one of the many overblown websites that's more hype than help.

Today I finished my list of customer tasks early and had the show ready to be recorded, so I came across the article one more time. I started to throw it out but was distracted every time I picked it up and...

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We have been seeing a ton of spam from Amsterdam for the past few months. We have systematically blocked most of Asia, Africa, South America, and others from being able to email us. We've only had a couple of complaints from customers we are hosting SPAM filtering for.

For those companies we just opened up an exception.

What really surprised us though was Amsterdam sending us SPAM and now NDR (Non Delivery Report) attacks.

These are emails that are spoofed...

Bob_McMillen

Well my new security camera finally caught something, but it wasn't what I thought it would be. We had installed power over ethernet cameras that record motion back to my FTP server at my home.
You don't need AC power because the network switch proivdes this instead. That makes the camera very useful in areas where power is difficult to wire.
They are made by Linksys and have been doing a great job keeping out the taggers (spray paint fiends). But last Saturday night a different kind...

Bob_McMillen

For those of you who have seen a large drop in spam, that unwanted email, you likely have a little program called Spam Assassin to thank. It's a free Linux program that filters out junk mail by the billions every day. Since less than 1% of all email worldwide is wanted email, this is a significant program.
Up until around five years ago you had to pay for a decent spam filtering program, but since Spam Assassin has gained traction anyone with a little Linux knowledge can make this program...

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