Rich-content emails with BES 4.1.6
Tags: BlackBerry Domino
Since last week the Service Pack 6 for BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 is available for download. In conjunction with the device software 4.5 you've access to some really nice and cool features.
The user (or the admin for sure) is now able to decide if the emails should be displayed as text only (as it was before)
or as "shiny" HTML mail.
On one side I like the HTML feature for clean and well created mails, but in some cases, when the mails are to "heavy" they are not really readable on a mobile device. At least on my 8120.
Really interesting is the possibility to use databse, view and document links from the BlackBerry device. A mail containing a Notes document link looks like that:
After opening the doclink, the browser starts and asks for your credentials (if the database needs them):
And then the target is displayed:
I think this feature is very usefull. At least if you have customized views and forms for your mobile devices. And keep in mind that I took the screenshots with a BlackBerry 8120. If you're using a Curve, 8800 or Bold with a larger display, reading HTML mails and following doclinks might be much more convenient than it is with the small display.
The only problem is recently that there is a lack of device software. The OS 4.5 is only available for some devices and from some carriers. Hopefully this will change soon.
Since last week the Service Pack 6 for BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 is available for download. In conjunction with the device software 4.5 you've access to some really nice and cool features.
The user (or the admin for sure) is now able to decide if the emails should be displayed as text only (as it was before)
or as "shiny" HTML mail. On one side I like the HTML feature for clean and well created mails, but in some cases, when the mails are to "heavy" they are not really readable on a mobile device. At least on my 8120.
Really interesting is the possibility to use databse, view and document links from the BlackBerry device. A mail containing a Notes document link looks like that:
After opening the doclink, the browser starts and asks for your credentials (if the database needs them):
And then the target is displayed:
I think this feature is very usefull. At least if you have customized views and forms for your mobile devices. And keep in mind that I took the screenshots with a BlackBerry 8120. If you're using a Curve, 8800 or Bold with a larger display, reading HTML mails and following doclinks might be much more convenient than it is with the small display.
The only problem is recently that there is a lack of device software. The OS 4.5 is only available for some devices and from some carriers. Hopefully this will change soon.
Comments
Posted by Denny At 13:51:06 On 23.07.2008 | - Website - |
If you need the Software for the 8120 or 8320 you can get it here:
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Posted by Thomas Lang At 13:57:41 On 23.07.2008 | - Website - |