[GroupDAV] New GroupDAV connector version

[Chris Bryant]

Matt,

Thanks for all your work on this.  We probably won't be able to do any
testing with this until after New Year's, but hopefully we can do some soon 
after that.

Thanks,
Chris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mathew McBride" <matt@mcbridematt.dhs.org>
To: <groupdav@opengroupware.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 7:43 AM
Subject: [GroupDAV] New GroupDAV connector version


> 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.
>
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>
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