[missing-sync-palmos-talk] Avantgo problem

[Rodney Grim]

Just thought I'd let you know that Avantgo works fine for me with 
Missing Sync. But like many things with networking and the Palm, it's 
very "multi-step".

On Jan 12, 2004, at 6:30 PM, Jerry Zurek wrote:

> I have never been successful syncing to Avantgo.
>
> I corresponded with the folks at MarkSpace many times but never 
> succeeded. I
> gave up. Has anyone actually synced with Avantgo?
>
> I have MissingSync 2.0.
>
> I follow all the steps in the manual but when I get to "tap the Connect
> button" in network prefs, it tries to sign on until I get error: PPP 
> timeout
> (0x1231).
>
> My Service is Missing Sync. The details are
> Connection type: PPP
> Query DNS checked
> IP address: Automatic checked.
>
> I have given up and am curious if this Avantgo really ever works.
>
> Thanks,
> Jerry
> Thanks,
> -- 
> Jerry Zurek
>
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>
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>>  1. avantgo problem (Bill Gram-Reefer)
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>> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 11:21:44 -0800
>> From: Bill Gram-Reefer <reefer at worldviewpr.com>
>> To: missing-sync-palmos-talk at lists.markspace.com
>> Subject: [missing-sync-palmos-talk] avantgo problem
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>> Using Missing SYnc Mac OS /Palm 5 (treo 600) to access avantgo
>>
>> First, the system prefs check box in avantgo does not appear to work
>> consistently
>>
>> "refresh all content" is always unmarked when i go to it to check
>> prefs. So I check it. then do a synch that then doesn't work. I go 
>> back
>> to prefs and the check box is once again not checked. Do I have have 
>> to
>> check box each time?
>>
>> The avantgo program establishes a link and sends stuff to the server
>> and then downloads and that countdown
>>
>> but then all i get is the welcome page suggesting if my channels do 
>> not
>> appear try reyscnhing again (and again and again)
>>
>> my sych history at avantgo website looks like this
>>
>> Completely out of sync, resequencing...
>> Web Content: OK
>> Mammut: Do nothing
>>
>> Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:47:50 GMT-0800 - 537 seconds
>> Size limit exceeded for channel - USATODAY.com
>> Size limit exceeded for channel - New York Times - Technology
>> HTTP/1.1 404 File not found.(404) - http://public.wsj.com/news/avan...
>> Size limit exceeded for channel - The Sporting News
>> Web Content: OK
>> Mammut: Do nothing
>>
>> Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:47:45 GMT-0800 - 0 seconds
>> Completely out of sync, resequencing...
>> Web Content: OK
>> Mammut: Do nothing
>>
>> I got rid of some of the chunkier channels but it still does not work
>> and my usage is only 500 of 2000 kb
>>
>> I'd appreciate any advice or a faq that deals with avantgo directly.
>>
>> bgr
>>
>> Completely out of sync, resequencing...
>> Web Content: OK
>> Mammut: Do nothing
>>
>> Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:47:50 GMT-0800 - 537 seconds
>> Size limit exceeded for channel - USATODAY.com
>> Size limit exceeded for channel - New York Times - Technology
>> HTTP/1.1 404 File not found.(404) - http://public.wsj.com/news/avan...
>> Size limit exceeded for channel - The Sporting News
>> Web Content: OK
>> Mammut: Do nothing
>>
>> Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:47:45 GMT-0800 - 0 seconds
>> Completely out of sync, resequencing...
>> Web Content: OK
>> Mammut: Do nothing
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