[horde] carddav on osx workaround

[Horst Simon]

> On 26 Jun 2015, at 18:29, Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Zitat von Horst Simon <horst.simon at optusnet.com.au>:
> 
>>> On 25 Jun 2015, at 4:56 pm, Torben Dannhauer <torben at dannhauer.info> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Massimo,
>>> 
>>> what issue did you have without your fix?
>>> 
>>> On my side, it still does not work even with your Rewrite Rule:
>>> 
>>> I assume "mionome" ist your username I have to replace with my own?
>>> I assume " rS8LoTySrCBm9Dsuiyo7WQ5" is the ID contained in your "cardDav
>>> abonnement address" in the address book details of turba I have to replace
>>> with my own abonnement address?
>>> 
>>> The issues I have using MacOSX with turbas Carddav are:
>>> a) I have two classes of users using Mac OSX, one with partially working
>>> cardDAV sync, one without any working cardDav sync
>>> b) the MacOSX users with partially working cardDAV sync only one adressbook,
>>> but users have multiple adressbooks..
>>> 
>>> Are there known issues regarding this "sync only one address book" ?
>>> 
>>> Any hints where to start digging for the users without anny working sync?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Torben
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>>> Von: horde [mailto:horde-bounces at lists.horde.org] Im Auftrag von Massimo
>>> Balestrieri
>>> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 17. Juni 2015 11:18
>>> An: horde at lists.horde.org
>>> Betreff: [horde] carddav on osx workaround
>>> 
>>> Hi all.
>>> 
>>> I found a workaround for sync carddav in osx.
>>> OSX send wrong request so I replace with correct on apache:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> RewriteRule /rpc.php/addressbooks/mionome/contacts:favourites/(.*)
>>> /rpc.php/addressbooks/mionome/contacts:rS8LoTySrCBm9Dsuiyo7WQ5/$1 [R,L]
>>> 
>>> 
>>> It's a workaround because I make a row for any user.
>>> Is it possible create a rule for every user?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Massimo Balestrieri
>>> —
>> 
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I think Massimo has the same problem I have, that the OS/X contacts connects to the favourite address book and not to the personal. I am too tried his suggestion and it did not help.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Horst
> 
> Unfortunately OSX allows to synchronize multiple address books, which works fine, but doesn't allow to pick the address book where *new* contacts are stored. If it happens to pick a read-only address book like the favourites, you're busted.
> 
> -- 
> Jan Schneider
> The Horde Project

Is there a way to workaround this, so it picks the personal address book. If I restore the database from a working solution it connects to the personal address book. I am too have on another server eGroupware, which does not show this problem.

Regards,
Horst