Kde-pim And Groupware Sync

[Torsten Wagner]

Hello,

Sorry if this question was asked already. However, if so I wasn't clever enough to find it.
 

As far as I understand the sync-procedure from KDE-pim it could sync with a remote file from somewhere. Furthermore, it can read and write iCal and vCard-files.

The question:

Does KDE-Pim really a sync ?
I mean sync implicit that the KDE-Pim import a file, synchronise the data with the internal data and write a file back to allow the other side to import the new information from the Zaurus side.

The background:

At work we are currently thinking about the installation of a groupware software. However, we all have different flavours of PDAs (PPCs, Palms and one Zaurus  )
This groupware software should be able to sync with all these PDAs. I found some solutions for Palm and PPC. However, as I expected I didn't found something for the Zaurus. If the KDE-Pim is able to sync with remote files it should be very easy to write a little PHP-script, which first create files for the Zaurus and then import files with all new information (addresses, dates) created by the Zaurus for the groupware.

The cry for help:

Is there anyone here who has some experience with groupware software and PDA sync ?
Can anyone recommend a open source groupware. There are different flavours on sourceforge but I can not decide which one will be the best for PDA sync.


Thanks for helping me out

Torsten

[ev1l]

Yes, it's an actual sync, though not a very sophisticated one (can't deal with multiple changes on a single item without data loss). You can sync to a remote FS using something an SSH pipe, for example, and do anything to the remote file from there to get the info into your groupware app.

The groupware of choice for KDE seems to be kolab, but it's a massive package, it's quite buggy, and when Matt Douhan implemented PDA for one project, he used TS'ed outlooks and Activesync with Windows Mobile PDA's

The major problem the Z's have is that they have no permanent over-the-air capability without getting dirty (CF cards stickingout, etc).

Maybe you can try with a 6000 (the only one with built-in 802.11) but you'd need to trigger the sync from the device because the radio will gun down your battery in just over an hour.

Also, KdePim/PI is not integrated with the distro's connection managers, so you'll have to turn it on manually or write a script.

Good luck trying to sync with all 3 platforms, let us know if you achieve anything interesting.