[cvs] [Wiki] changed: SyncHowTo

[Karsten Fourmont]

karsten  Sat, 13 Jan 2007 06:09:51 -0800

Modified page: http://wiki.horde.org/SyncHowTo
New Revision:  1.37
Change log:  improve structure

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-+ How to configure a device to sync with Horde 3.1
++ How to replicate data with Horde and your phone, PDA or Outlook
+
+This is Horde the SyncML !HowTo page. It describes how to setup your phone, PDA, or Outlook to synchronize its data (calendar, events, tasks, notes) with Horde. You might also want to check out these pages:
+
+* SyncMLRoadmap describes planned, upcoming or currently missing features. 
+* Once you managed to sync your phone with Horde, please check the SyncMLContributeTesting page and provide a test case if there's none for your client yet. You'll help us to improve the stability for your client!
  
  ++ General information
  
  Syncing is not yet production-level code - you need to be able to at least read logfiles! Testing is welcome; please report to the sync list (sync at lists.horde.org), but please keep in mind that the code is still in development.
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  * When reporting problems to the mailing list, please include the /tmp/sync/syncml_log.txt. This greatly helps to figure out what's going on.
  
  ++ Additional information for syncing with Outlook or Blackberry
  
-* You need the Funambol outlook connector. Go to http://www.funambol.com/ ->  Download -> PIM-Only Client Software -> Version for your client. Download and install.
+* You need the Funambol outlook connector. Go to http://www.funambol.com/ ->  Download -> PIM-Only Client Software -> Version for your client -> Download and install.
  * Configure as mentioned above. Device ID must be sc-pim-outlook or anything containing the text sync4j so that the Horde backend can identify the connector. If you're using multiple instances of the connector (one on your home pc, one on your laptop), make sure that the device ID is different on those.
  * !Sync4J Outlook Client needs to have the port configured in the sync url when using https, i.e. https://pathtoyourhordeinstall:443/rpc.php
  
-++ Additional information for syncing PDAs
+++ Additional information for syncing PDAs with the Synthesis client
  
-* Syncing of PDAs requires the Synthesis Sync Client available from http://www.synthesis.ch/. There's a 30 days trial version. 
+* The Synthesis is a commercial SyncML client from http://www.synthesis.ch/. It is available for PocketPC2002, PocketPC2003, Windows Mobile 5, Smartphone2003 and PalmOS. Stability and SnycML conformance is very good, currently a lot better than the Funambol Outlook connector. There's a 30 days trial version. 
  * Make sure to set the events server path to "calendar"
  * Uncheck the "only from 30 days before until 90  after today" setting
  
  ++ Sync clients being used succesfully: