[GroupDAV] New GroupDAV connector version

[Mathew McBride]

Hello all,

I've done a lot of work on the GroupDAV connector recently to reach the
goals I put forward in the short term roadmap, and I now have a connector
which _should_ be stable for everyday use.

GroupDAV Connector 1.1.1767 can be found at
http://comalies.citadel.org/~matt/funambol/pre-rc1/

Please read the install guide, and the deployment guides first as the
methods of installing have changed somewhat. I now recommend using jBoss as
the base application server for Funambol, which is more convenient for
people like me where bundles don't exist for the platforms we use.

http://comalies.citadel.org/~matt/funambol/pre-rc1/install-guide/ Install
guide online version
http://comalies.citadel.org/~matt/funambol/pre-rc1/install-guide.pdf PDF
http://comalies.citadel.org/~matt/funambol/pre-rc1/deployment/ Deployment
guide online version
http://comalies.citadel.org/~matt/funambol/pre-rc1/deployment.pdf Deployment
guide PDF version

The biggest change in this version is the use of Funambol's PDI kit to do
all the parsing work, this kills all the data transfer issues around with
previous versions, and implements the SIF XML format for us, but, for now,
comes with the downside of not supporting tasks at all (I'll have to discuss
that with the Funambol devs. Hopefully I can add this functionality into
Funambol and get a PDI kit release with tasks included). The "one name per
object" protection has been dropped too.

Users of Citadel should be aware that webcit may send their events hours
before/ahead of its time depending on their timezone if webcit is used to
modify an event. 

Those with reminder alarms on their events should plan to live without them
while I devise a resolution taking into account the recommendation of the
GroupDAV spec (alarms shouldn't sit on the server), and the probable use of
the connector as a backup method replacing HotSync etc.

I've tested this version on Citadel and USA.net, but haven't had the
opportunity to try with OpenGroupware yet - but theres no reason why it
shouldn't.