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Home » Troubleshooting BlackBerry Internet Service subscribers » Email account settings » The subscriber receives a "Your email service provider does not allow this source type" error message

The subscriber receives a "Your email service provider does not allow this source type" error message

Possible cause

The wireless service provider does not allow access to the email account that the subscriber is trying to add to the BlackBerry Internet Service.

Possible solution

Ask the subscriber to try adding a different email address.

Last updated: 2014-01-30
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