[sync] What is the reason to keep sync map information?

[Stefan Gohmann]

Am Donnerstag, 11. September 2008 schrieb Jan Schneider:
> Zitat von Stefan Gohmann <gohmann at univention.de>:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Am Montag, 8. September 2008 schrieb Antonio Mercal:
> >> Hi everybody,
> >>
> >> I have one question: when you go to Options->Global Options -> SyncML ->
> >> Delete all SyncML data, all syncml anchors are deleted. But horde
> >> doesn't delete any mapping (sync_map) information. Why? What's the point
> >> to keep them?
> >
> > we fall into the same trap. I think it is a good idea to erase any
> > mapping informations or move them to a diffrent table.
>
> Well, if you really want to reload the data from the server to the
> client, then you should use SlowSync or Refresh From Server. In both
> cases the map is ignored.

Is it correct, that the old map will be used again after the SlowSync? For 
example I have duplicated map entries. Or will the map entries during the 
SlowSync removed? 
With the SyncML plugin on the BlackBerry I have a menu setting "Force slow 
sync". On other clients for example the Nokia E90 or the Sony Ericsson P1i it 
is more complex.

> Being able to remove sync anchors from the preference screen is really
> rather for debugging purposes.

Maybe you are right, at the moment we have to delete the map very often 
because we have duplicated map entries during the tests. This is the real 
cause.

Cheers
Stefan

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