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[Mark Pengelly Online]

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Responding to some of your comments Martin:

I only used a LAMP vmware server image with EGW 1.2 prebuilt when I was
trying to setup a test machine, so I didn't get to go through the proper
install process myself. For our production machine I think John built the
machine up from binaries nearly two years ago now.

Be glad to look at VMware server etc (and other options which john has had
some experience of recently), esp if John's there (on June 27th), we could
make that our focus perhaps?

We could get together (all 3?) and have a look at the db. Could be round
at mine (vpn in) or at The Crossing - When? First evening I have free is
17th June

My PDA is a palm tungsten e. I'm using using Synthesis SyncML Standard;
didn't get much joy with funambol. When attaching the usb pda to a windows
PC I had to also use Softick PPP:

"Softick PPP allows you to access the Internet or Local Area Network from
your Palm OS device using your desktop PC as a fast and cheap gateway.
Softick PPP was designed to establish PPP sessions over USB connection"

Without that I couldn't access the IP network... Don't know how I would
connect now that I'm using a linux desktop full-time (yey). At present I'm
quite merrily syncing the pda to Evolution's calendar using Gnome's 'Palm
OS Devices' module.

nuf for now I think!

markp





> Mark,
>
>
>
> When I think through the logic of making changes to the times recorded in
> the database when the clocks move the hour I could not at first think of a
> reason why there is a need for this.
>
>
>
> However, If the server is located in a different time-zone to the users
> then
> there is a problem with the users knowing how the data is to be
> interpreted
> in their time-zone.
>
>
>
> I think that it would be useful to look at the switches used in the
> installation of mySQL and eGroupWare to see if there are any that deal
> with
> the times and which may be able to be set up to conflict. The way to do
> this
> may be to work through a complete installation from scratch and take
> special
> note of any options. I used separate binaries for my installation rather
> than LAMP, which I believe is the route that you chose?
>
>
>
> Perhaps it might be time for you to teach me about using virtualisation at
> the next meeting? J
>
>
>
> I think I remember you saying that there was a method of installing
> eGroupWare using an image. I would suspect that using this would mean that
> one would be unable to make lots of choices of how the installation would
> look?
>
>
>
> It would be useful to have a quick look at the actual time data stored in
> the mySQl tables to see if the software is massaging the times when it
> delivers them to user or is delivering them raw. I might find this in the
> web-page code, but it would confirm any understanding gained from this
> route.
>
>
>
> The other reason that looking at the database would be useful is that you
> can only access your own data using some of the SyncML clients. Is it only
> your time data that was altered or that of users (if any) that have not
> accessed the data in this manner?
>
>
>
> As you know, I am having to learn all about the system as I go along. I am
> getting a vague understanding of the PDA to eGroupWare connection, but I
> now
> need to understand a little more. Which PDA do you connect with and what
> is
> the SyncML client it is using? (I am guessing Funambol?) The PDA is really
> only relevant in terms of the OS it is running and the method by which you
> access the website.
>
>
>
> Martin
>
>
>
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