Re: [coldsync-hackers] Fw: Re: [Zaurus-general] Syncing

["Justin C. Ferguson" <jferg+coldsync-hackers at lusars dot net>]

When last we left our heros, they were speaking of:
> they already are - kind of), interface modules could be created to mimic 
> the Palm perl module's output to feed to the conduits
> 
> Therefore, the Coldsync Palm conduits would work with the Zaurus files too.  
> In an office supporting both devices, this common conduit mechanism would 
> simplify conduit upgrades - wouldn't it?

	After posting my response to your message yesterday, I had some 
further thoughts on ways that a Z could be made to talk to coldsync/Palm
conduits in general.  My thoughts are basically this:

	1. The (IMHO) least elegant method is to hack a tumor onto the side 
of coldsync that will sync with a Z, basically independant of most of the 
code for palm.  I don't like this idea a lot.  
	
	2. The second least elegant method is to write a translator that will
pull the databases off of the Z, convert them to Palm format, and then use 
coldsync to do the sync thing.  

	3. The most elegant method (again, IMHO) would write a module which 
would actually run on the Z which would speak the Netsync protocol, and be
able to read and write the Z's XML files.  This way, no matter how the Z was 
connected to the net, it could sync with Palm Desktop or coldsync.  

	I'm planning on making an attempt at coding up #3 at some point in the
near future.  I'll keep you posted.  

								JF

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