Prevent users from sending instant messaging
conversations in email messages
Using the latest version of the BlackBerry Client for use with Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005,
BlackBerry Client for use with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, or BlackBerry Client for IBM Lotus Sametime,
BlackBerry device users can send their instant messaging conversations to contacts in email messages. You can turn off
this feature if you do not want BlackBerry device users to send their instant messaging conversations to other users.
In the IT policy for a group or user account, in the Instant Messaging policy group, change the Disable Emailing
Conversation IT policy rule to Yes.
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Prevent users from saving instant messaging
conversations
On BlackBerry devices that are running BlackBerry Device Software version 4.2 or later and the latest version of a
collaboration client, users can save their instant messaging conversations as .txt files in the internal memory of their
BlackBerry devices or on an external memory device. You can turn off this feature if you do not want users to save their
instant messaging conversations on their BlackBerry devices.
In the IT policy for a group or user account, in the Instant Messaging policy group, change the Disable Saving Conversation
IT policy rule to Yes.
Related information
Change the value for an IT policy rule, 46
Hide the icon that appears on BlackBerry devices for
mobile contacts
If users are using the BlackBerry Client for IBM Lotus Sametime or BlackBerry Client for Novell GroupWise Messenger, you
can control whether an icon appears on BlackBerry devices beside the names of contacts who are using the same
collaboration client. By default, the icon appears.
1. In the BlackBerry Administration Service, on the Servers and components menu, expand BlackBerry solution
topology > BlackBerry Domain > Component view > Collaboration.
2. Expand the instant messaging environment.
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