windows push email

[twisted-pixel]

I see from another posting in the diamond forum that people have managed to get BB Connect running on the diamond.

At the moment I use system7 on my nokia n95 to get email pushed from my work exchange server, however everyone else in the office has a blackberry (I didn't want one of these hence my finding an alternative solution).

does anyone have any experience of the direct push technology offered with windows mobile 6?

I might use the bbconnect application (if I can get it working) as it appears to do everything I want it to, but I just thought that if there's already an app in WM that does the trick, I might as well stick with that.

[mrvanx]

You say you have exchange at work?

The push email system will work just nicely with it, you might have to get onto your network admin and see if they offer activesync connection to it but its very likely they do. You sync your email, contacts, tasks and calender with it...works a treat.

I currently use DenaiL's service on here and it works very nicely...you should be up and running pretty swiftly if ur network admin confirms you can use it.

EDIT: Activesync is built into EVERY ROM in windows mobile and this is the primary way to sync the device over the air (via GPRS/HSDPA or wifi to get push email) or via USB.

[twisted-pixel]

we have exchange server at work, but I doubt they'll let me add any software (activesync) to it.

Exchange already has the software needed in it, its a native function of exchange to allow a windows mobile device to sync with it.

[rhedgehog]

EAS is a native part of exchange, but it is turned off by default i think.

I know my place have it turned off, despite all the company mobile supporting EAS, and all the employees using HTC devices that natively support it.

Go figure.

I think they want to save a couple of hundred of quid on a certificate, and spend thousands of pounds on corporate intellisync licenses instead.

[twisted-pixel]

so my company would have to invest in a new license to enable EAS?

I'm pretty sure they would have to buy a license to allow me to use BBConnect too? I know that we are running 5 or 6 BBs in the company, each one requiring a license....or have I been misled?

thanks, I really want to ensure that my push email will work perfectly on the device when I get it.

[anandoc]

I dont own a HTC Touch Diamond or a Touch Pro. I own a HTC Touch and use Hosted Exchange as my primary email service provider. I use the direct-push technology in WM6 and sync with my exchange account. It works like a charm and I have yet to experience any problems with it. I get my email on my Touch within 10 seconds of receiving the email in my inbox.

Memory fades about Exchange 2003, however, I *think* Exchange direct-push is enabled by default on Exchange 2007. Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

[DeniaL]

Exchange 2003 w/ SP2 automatically enabled Direct-Push. Same w/ all flavors of 2007. With Exchange 2007, admins DO need to enable Active Sync, but they can do it on a user by user basis if they want to. It shouldn't be a big deal for your IT admins to turn it on for you. Hope this helps.

[twisted-pixel]

excellent, thanks for the replies. We are running 2003 SP2, so hopefully in a few days time I might have proper push email. the app I'm currently running (system7) is totally crap at the moment..had nothing pushed for nearly a week!!