Re: [Evolution] Funambol, syncing, etc.

2009-03-31 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On 3/18/2009 4:07 AM, Chris G wrote: I have tried to use IMAP on and off over the years but I always find that the implementations of different mixes of IMAP server and client are such that, for me at least, it's not a viable solution. It's*fine* if you only ever use one client and one server

Re: [Evolution] Funambol, syncing, etc.

2009-03-17 Thread Nick Jenkins
Hi Patrick, Thank you very much for the great explanations and information! Writing up your experience for LWN would be useful to get the attention of other developers and potential packagers. I sent LWN a rough draft to see if they were interested, but the response was no: The article, as

Re: [Evolution] Funambol, syncing, etc.

2009-03-16 Thread Patrick Ohly
Hi Nick! Excellent email. Thanks for taking the time to provide this kind of feedback. As the author of SyncEvolution I very much like to hear where the software or installation needs to be improved. Of course, I was also glad to hear that it worked for you better than the other methods tried

Re: [Evolution] Funambol, syncing, etc.

2009-03-15 Thread Chris G
On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 12:09:48PM +1100, Nick Jenkins wrote: [Big snip of description of many/most of the paces I have been too] == General comments == * This is not easy. Any attempt to pretend this is easy is incorrect. My grandma could not do this. My mother could not do this. Most

[Evolution] Funambol, syncing, etc.

2009-03-14 Thread Nick Jenkins
Hi all, Following the recent discussions, I though that I would try the syncing method that people have been talking about (Funambol + syncevolution + genesis), to keep my evolution contacts + my phone's contacts in sync. Experiences and notes follow. Note the Linux distro was Ubuntu, so some of

Re: [Evolution] Funambol, syncing, etc.

2009-03-14 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Sun, 2009-03-15 at 12:09 +1100, Nick Jenkins wrote: Hi all, Following the recent discussions, I though that I would try the syncing method that people have been talking about (Funambol + syncevolution + genesis), to keep my evolution contacts + my phone's contacts in sync. etc. Thanks