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RE: How do you clean a RIM/Blackberry Device?


From: "John Tavares" <jtavares () morantug com>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 13:25:55 -0400

To erase a Blackberry you have to give it a password and then enter an
incorrect password 10 times. After 10 incorrect attempts the device will
erase and go back to the manufacturers setting. 


John Tavares

-----Original Message-----
From: Eugene Nine [mailto:enine () ninefamily com] 
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 7:19 PM
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: How do you clean a RIM/Blackberry Device?

On Thursday 27 October 2005 01:20 pm, xyberpix wrote:
A rather large magnet would do it.

xyberpix

Since there is no magnetic storage in a RIM device a large magnet would
do nothing.


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