I'm still puzzled by the Entourage conduit. Mostly because there isn't any real documentation -- too much is taken for granted and left unexplained.
1. What exactly is "Synchronize" supposed to do in the case of missing items? (For example, if an item exists on one machine but not the other, does it always create a matching item on the machine where the item is missing -- and never delete the item on the machine where the item exists? This would represent a bias in favor of existing items that ought to be spelled out in the documentation. Or is it supposed to depend on which machine was used more recently than the last sync? Or what?) 2. What exactly is "Synchronize" supposed to do in the case of edited items? (A bias in favor of existing items doesn't help, here. How are "conflicts" resolved?) 3. What exactly are the two directional settings supposed to do? (For example, if an item exists on the destination machine but not the source machine, does it delete the item on the destination machine? If two items have the same name but differ in content, does the designated source always replace the designated destination?) 4. How does the conduit decide if items are the same or different? By name only? I'm used to file synchronization utilities that explain how they work (for example, how "conflicts" are resolved), so that I can design my own usage patterns with confidence. The Entourage conduit leaves me guessing. -- Bill Cheeseman - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quechee Software, Quechee, Vermont, USA http://www.quecheesoftware.com The AppleScript Sourcebook - http://www.AppleScriptSourcebook.com Vermont Recipes - http://www.stepwise.com/Articles/VermontRecipes Croquet Club of Vermont - http://members.valley.net/croquetvermont -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
