I couldnt find this doing a search although I guess there's a simple answer.
How do I change the default 48 hour password timeout when sending an automated email from the BES.
I can see you can change the Custom Activation Email message to say a different timeout figure but I am not sure if changing this value in the email has any real effect.
You can not change the 48 hour timeout on the automated email. As a work around, you can set the password and timeout manually (up to 30 days). You have to email the customer manually as well.
What? how do you "change" it? It's a variable because you type in $x and the BES puts the value into the email. If you type in 4 hours then you haven't used the variable.