Receive confirmation that email was delivered to Blackberry

I’m not a fan of Blackberry, but have to support them regardless. Troubleshooting them can be interesting sometimes, but there is one really easy function test to test if data is reaching the Blackberry Device.

Similar to the delivery receipt in Exchange, Blackberry devices have their own built in confirmation system.  When sending to a blackberry, simply put in the subject line, followed by your original subject, or by itself.

If is sent by itself (nothing else in the subject, and nothing in the body of the message), the user will not see the message, but the device will still respond with the confirmation.  This is very helpful when troubleshooting a device, verifying that data is reaching it’s destination correctly.