Sync Kolab with Thunderbird

[Tim Golz]

Hi, folx,


been an administrator now for nearly 10 years with some experience in  
Linux, Mac and Windows, I must admit that I dunno understand nothing  
when I try to sync thunderbirdclients to Kolab.


I have just installed Kolab 2.2.0 from Sources on a Debian Etch-box,  
works fine as far as i can see: i can administer the Kolab  
webinterface, create users, external adresses, I can connect from  
varios mailclients to the Kolabimapserver, sending and receiving  
mails, adresses get completed from the kolab-lda-adressbook, I can do  
an ldapsearch from a client to kolab - no probs.


but i am to stupid to get Thunderbird Adressbook, Calendar and Tasks  
working with Kolab. I tried different setups now with the SyncKolab- 
Plugin and Lightning, I created Folders in Kolab and on the  
Thunderbird-client, I googled for hours - no chance. the HowTos on the  
Kolabsite (i.e. the Kolabwiki) explains nothing (to me), nor does the  
Synckolab-site.


Is there a Step-by-Step-HowTo for Fools like me (who are able to  
administer two dozens of mal-, samba- and ldapservers and writing  
bashscripts and so on, but to stupid to understand the teamwork of  
Kolab and Thunderbird/SyncKolab)?



Thanx a lot in advance ...



greetnings


Tim Golz