[imp] Syncing contacts and calendar with Exchange?

[Michael Wing]

On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Michael Wing <marsfurrycreature at gmail.com>wrote:

> > I am using version 4.  From my rudimentary understanding, doesn't
>> Activesync
>> > only allow a client to sync with Horde?  What I'm looking for is a way
>> to
>> > sync Horde directly with Exchange without a middle-man, so to speak.
>>
>> Perhaps if you explain a bit more about what you're trying to do?  Do
>> you own/control the Exchange server in question?
>>
>>
> Yes, I do own/control the Exchange server in question.  I'm simply looking
> for a way to keep my Contacts and Calendar synchronized between Exchange
> and Horde.  That way, I only have to update one calendar, and one set of
> contacts, and I can be assured that everything will be the same in both
> places.  Ideally, this would occur on the server-side, perhaps a Horde
> plugin that uses ActiveSync behind the scenes to do the synchronization.
>
> I have found a way to do this by using SyncML Pro on my iPhone, which is
> also connected to my Exchange server.  The phone is acting as a gateway of
> sorts to grab the calendar entries and contacts from my Exchange server,
> and sync them with Horde using SyncML.  This works, but requires SyncML Pro
> to remain open for synchronization to occur.  Once again, ideally this
> would be done server-side so these limitations don't exist.
>
> Michael
>
>
>
I've found that the Funambol Windows Sync Client will do what I want, by
installing that on my Outlook/Exchange connected Windows computer and
periodically syncing.  It might not be server-side, but at least it doesn't
require a phone client :)