Re: [SyncEvolution] Getting the concepts clear (Was: Configuring a target)
On Sun, 2014-04-13 at 07:42 +0000, Emiliano Heyns wrote:
The "Usage" document says this:
"The target config holds properties
which apply to all sources inside that context, like user name,
password and URL for the server. Once configured, the target config
can be used to list/import/export/update items via the SyncEvolution
command line. It cannot be used for synchronization because it does
not defined what the items are supposed to be synchronized with."
But username, password and URL are part of the peer, not of the data
source. Is this correct?
It depends. As a special case, the data source can use these three
properties as fallback when nothing is set specifically for the source.
What that means is that "--print-items @foo source" relies on properties
in the source alone (because there is no peer mentioned) but
"--print-items target-config@foo source" allows the source to use these
extra three properties.
I am talking about the behavior as implemented in the WebDAV backend. If
I remember correctly, the ActiveSync backend always expects to be used
together with a peer and does not support "backendUser/Password" at all.
This is only a limitation of the implementation; it would be better if
it worked like the WebDAV backend.
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Best Regards, Patrick Ohly
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