[RyanHutchings]

I'm a newb here, so please be gentle. Here's the situation.

Deleted emails from Outlook are removed from the Blackberry
Deleted emails from the Blackberry are not deleting from Outlook

On the 8830, Email Reconciliation is set to delete on "Mailbox & Handheld"

We are running BES 4.1.4, and Exchange 2003 / OL 2003, with a Verizon Wireless 8830

I already checked in the BES admin thread that there is no policy to define "Delete On" on the BES.

I've tried setting Delete On to "Handheld" - saved - and went back to "Mailbox & Handheld" - nothing

I've tried resetting the phone several times by taking out the battery.

Am I missing something? Help!

[penguin3107]

How long are you waiting?
Deletes from Handheld can take up to 20 minutes to reconcile and delete from your Exchange mailbox.

[RyanHutchings]

Originally Posted by penguin3107

How long are you waiting?
Deletes from Handheld can take up to 20 minutes to reconcile and delete from your Exchange mailbox.

Thanks for the reply - the messages are still there from yesterday.

[penguin3107]

Originally Posted by RyanHutchings

Thanks for the reply - the messages are still there from yesterday.

On the handheld, how are you deleting the emails?
Are you using Delete Prior, or deleting multiple messages at once?

The only way to delete from handheld and mailbox would be to delete the messages one at a time.
Any type of bulk delete will always delete from handheld only.

[RyanHutchings]

Only one email is being deleted at a time.

[penguin3107]

Maybe have your service books resent to you from the BES? Try a new EA?
Not too much else it can be if all the settings are correct.

[RyanHutchings]

I'm not sure what all that means. I'm a n00b BES admin

[pdeutscher]

You think you're new I can't even figure out how to post my question! HELP

[akg]

Under server properties, make sure "Hard Deletes Reconciliation" is set to True. I remember when I installed BES it was set to false by default, and when we deleted items on our BB it would not do so in Exchange. After I changed this setting (and rebooted), items deleted from BB with the correct settings would be moved to the deleted items bin in Exchange.

[RyanHutchings]

Thanks akg - I tried that already, but I only restarted the BB service. I'll try rebooting.

[RyanHutchings]

OK - I rebooted the server .. after I rebooted I sent a test message and deleted it from the 8830 ... 1 hour later it's still in Outlook - HELP! :(

[Jagga]

Originally Posted by penguin3107

On the handheld, how are you deleting the emails?
Are you using Delete Prior, or deleting multiple messages at once?

The only way to delete from handheld and mailbox would be to delete the messages one at a time.
Any type of bulk delete will always delete from handheld only.

I've seen users do a bulk delete before on BES v4.1 SP2/3/4 and worked to send those deleted emails to the deleted items folder in Outlook 2K3.

Curious, are these emails moved back into Inbox from your FIRST Outlook delete - and then BBDM sync'd back over?

on the handheld, Delete the Desktop [CMIME], Desktop [Sync] service books. Then goto Options> Security Options> General and menu key to Regenerate Encryption key wirelessly from the handheld.

If this still doesn't work, remove the device from the BES. Wipe HH. Wireless E.A. (if you've set that up), and test again (1 email from Outlook) then test multiple deletes (by selection of emails back to back).

IF it STILL doesn't work (I've got a hunch this all won't); then you have an SQL db issue, or a rights issue on Exchange.

Question: Your not a trained BES Admin are you? DO you have helpdesk BES access to the manager or full BES? Just curious.

[akg]

As has been suggested, try deleting and resending your service books first. Then the only other thing you can really do is remove yourself from the BES, wipe the BB, and do another Enterprise Activation like you did the first time.

[RyanHutchings]

I can see where to delete the service books on the device ... but I'm nervous to do so without first knowing how to resend the service books. Does anyone have a link to a guide, or, hopefully, a quick explanation?

THANKS!

[penguin3107]

Originally Posted by RyanHutchings

I can see where to delete the service books on the device ... but I'm nervous to do so without first knowing how to resend the service books. Does anyone have a link to a guide, or, hopefully, a quick explanation?

THANKS!

How do I resend service books to a user's device? - BlackBerryFAQ

[RyanHutchings]

For any of y'all who are curious, I fixed this issue finally!

I did delete and resend the service books
I reset the "Desktop" setting "Delete On" option to "Mailbox & Handheld"
Verified that the "Wireless Reconcile" option is "On"
Verified that the "On Conflicts" option is "Mailbox Wins"
Saved your settings

I also downloaded the MS Management Studio that allowed me to reset the password for the sa account, and then I changed the BES authentication from Windows to Database.

Tada!