The desktop version & hotsync version are not always matched. What is the
version of hotsync.exe required to support this feature?
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"David Fedor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>
> > What changed in the Palm-side OS4 code which makes it complain
> > that any desktop conduit I use to sync to it is "incompatible"
> > with regard to the password and encryption?
>
> Prior to 4.0, the user's password was encrypted using a mechanism which
was
> reversible: the password wasn't stored in the clear, but it was possible
to
> turn the hash back into the original input text.
>
> In 4.0, we use a standard one-way hashing algorithm (I forget which), so
> both the desktop and the device have to change so they can do the proper
> verification of the password.
>
> So if you're on a 4.0 device with a password, you need a 4.0 desktop if
you
> want to perform a HotSync operation.
>
> -David Fedor
> Palm Developer Support
>
>
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