[SyncEvolution] Autosync no longer starts

Hello, I finally got SyncEvolution 1.2.99.1 as part of the bunch of updates which Linux Mint Debian (XFCE, in my case) has undergone recently. The syncing (with a Funambol server) works well if I start it manually, though I haven't applied the release notes for 1.3.x (not sure they were relevant for 1.2.99). But automatic syncing seems somehow broken: it never happens. Yet, the syncevo-dbus-server does start, but remains idle: even stranger. Before the updates, I used to start it by adding it to System > Session and startup When I noticed that it no longer worked, I tried and put an /etc/xdg/autostart/syncevo-dbus-server.desktop file, pointing to /usr/lib/syncevolution/syncevo-dbus-server-startup.sh. But it didn't help; the result was the same. TIA for any help - best regards, -- Daniel CLEMENT