We are running Groupwise 7.03 and have no problems. Many months ago, we got a copy of Groupwise Mobile Server that I installed on a W2K box to see how it worked. I did not have a PDA, but could tell that it was working OK, because I would get an SMS message when I got emails in my GW account. At that point, I deleted my cell phone from the GMS system, cause I didn't want to actually use the feature, just see that it would work when I was ready. Fast forward to today....
One of my users bought a Blackberry (without my knowledge - no big deal) and setup his email address, username and password, and started getting emails. When I found out, I wondered how it was working. What I figure is that his blackberry is maybe using POP or IMAP to connect to Groupwise though WebAccess, because the GMS wasn't working at the time. Well, now other users want to get email and calendaring on PDAs, so I need to learn about how GW handles this stuff & decide what we will do. If BB/RIM simply bypasses GMS, then maybe that's what I want people to use, so I have no added administration on another box. But can Palm & Windows Mobile devices do the same thing that his BB is doing without using the GMS ? (We don't need to PUSH emails, we ONLY need to allow the users to connect to their PO to send/receive and do calendaring when they want to.)
Please chime in and offer advice as to:
1. How my BB user is probably getting GW email currently.
2. Whether others can choose between BB, Palm or Window Mobile devices and do the same thing.
3. Whether or not this can all be done without GMS.
4. Any other thoughts on our situation.
Technically, its a broad sweep, but I figure that is it really a single question. Thanks everyone.
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