[missing-sync-palmos-talk] 'Handheld overwrites Desktop' for address book and datebook

[Scott Gruby]

On Feb 14, 2006, at 4:09 PM, Helge Kraak wrote:

> Dear Missing Sync developers,
>
> I think there are many many people who would love to see this  
> feature. I wouldn't care if it would be done via an irregular way  
> like reading the palm database in the Missing Sync backup folder  
> and overwriting the address book via the import feature. In 6 years  
> of Palm usage I haven't seen one 100 % reliable synchronization  
> solution. For me it's not worth the risk. Regardless the limited  
> comfort I prefer to just work with one input device (my Palm)  
> instead of having one day garantueed trouble again with duplicate  
> entries, loss of numbers in contact entries without recognizing it  
> immediately, etc.. I need a professional working platform to be  
> able to completely concentrate on my work. For me professional  
> means 100 % reliabilty and nothing else.
>

As Brian wrote earlier (actually twice today):

"There is not an option for handheld overwrites desktop because the  
underlying sync framework in Tiger, Sync Services, does not support  
that method of synchronization for 3rd party sync clients. It *is*  
possible to do in an unsupported way, or via other not so pretty  
methods, but Mark/Space has decided that it is in the best interest  
of our customers to not allow it at this time."

Please realize that if we add this option, doing so will overwrite  
your .Mac account data, your iPod, and anything else you sync with  
Sync Services such as a cell phone, Chrono's SOHO Organizer, etc.  
Doing this is a very dangerous operation as changes propagate to more  
than just your desktop.

--
Scott Gruby
Lead Engineer
Mark/Space, Inc.
<http://www.markspace.com/>

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