Solving 'Subject: utd' email messages on Windows Mobile phones

When used in conjunction with Exchange ActiveSync, Windows Mobile phones may periodically receive email messages with a strange subject line that just says "utd" (no other text) with body text similar to the following:

//SCKL040AAwFqAAADxgADBQHDEK3p2u/k/tsRgAEiDBQfxgE

This is a caused by a misinterpreted SMS notification sent by Exchange Server to the mobile device to tell it that new email has arrived. A formatting quirk inadvertently delivers the SMS notification as a regular email message.

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About the author: Serdar Yegulalp is editor of Windows Insight, a newsletter devoted to hints, tips, tricks, news and goodies for all flavors of Windows users.

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