SyncKolab 0.3.xfor Thunderbird

[Niko Berger]

Hi all,
Let me answer a few questions regarding the exension:
- Yes, right now it only supports kolab1 format (vcard/ical) and I will 
include kolab2 xml format in one of the next versions (found out about 
the different format only yesterday :P) I guess I have to install a 
kolab2 server for myself in order to test it ;)
- After a few problem mails with the configuration I updated my homepage 
to include screenshots of the configuration including a more detailed 
description
- The extension allows bidirectional sync and unidirectional, if you 
check the "save to imap" checkbox data is being written back to the imap 
folder, if its unchecked only the calendar/address book in tbird is 
updated, but nothing on the server
- I will include multiple sync configurations in future versions (so you 
can have more than one address book/calendar sync'd - this way you can 
differen between public and private calendars/address books)

When reporting bugs please check for any errors/messages in the 
javascript window (tools/javascript console) and try to find out what 
couldve happened (f.e. it synced addresses fine, but didnt write back to 
the imap folder etc.).
Short description what the extension does:
1. initializes basic variables like selected folder, address book, calendar
Address Book sync (first run)
2. reads all messages from imap, parses them and updates the address book
3. deletes all changed messages (where the abook entry is newer), 
uploads the new entries
4. checks the address book for entries that dont exist in imap and 
uploads them (setting custom4 field)

5. back to step 2 only with calendar

depending on the options set in the configurations some steps may be 
skipped. The current version (until V1 that is :P) includes a lot of 
debugging code, so you can see whats going on under the hood by opening 
the javascript console.

Niko