Kolab compared to plain Cyrus

[Alex Chejlyk]

Ger Apeldoorn wrote:
>> Thank you for the answers. I've made some tests and read through the
>> documentation and I am really impressed.
>> Are there experiences with syncing Windows Mobile 5 with Active Sync
>> 4.1/Outlook 2003? Which connector is better for syncing, toltec or konsec?
>> Are there problems using toltec, konsec and kontact together?
>>     
>
> I'm using Toltec & Activesync together and it works.
>
> One thing I dont like about Toltec: It creates its own Inbox. It downloads the 
> IMAP INBOX and stores the messages in INBOX\Inbox. Because it is by default 
> configured to sync only if the folder is opened, people who use the webmail 
> do not have the mail recently received by Outlook because it is not synced 
> back yet. This is not very well thought of imho.
>
> Furthermore, if one is authorized access to another persons mailbox, the whole 
> mailbox is downloaded and put into the .pst file of the authorized person.
>
> Otherwise, sharing works. I havent tried Konsec because Toltec was recommended 
> by the Kolab project and the price was right. 
>
> Ger.
>
>   
Quote "Because it is by default configured to sync only if the folder is 
opened"

You can change the default to a timed sync in addition to the "when 
selected"  - this should help with the webmail problem.

 

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Cheers, Alex C.