[sync] contact dates of birth are time-shifted by one day to the past when syncing from horde to mobile

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Am 05.04.2013 21:51, schrieb Michael J Rubinsky:
> ..because the protocol *requires* all datetime fields to be
> transmitted as UTC and the phone converts back to whatever timezone
> the phone is set to use. The issue is with the protocol (or more
> accurately, how 99% of clients interpret the protocol) - birthdays
> occupy the entire day but the protocol is expected to transmit a full
> datetime. This would be fine if both the client and the server would
> agree on a specific time of day to always transmit a birthday e.g.,
> 12:00 UTC... but they don't so what works for one client, in one
> timezone, could be broken for the rest of the world.

Thanks again Mike. That clears up a few of my questions.
But I need to get more into it, because i am still wondering why its
working fine with calendar events but not birthdays.
Thank you for your time.

Patrick