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[Mark Pengelly Online]

Correction not free on 17th (Jun). Could do Wed 11th though...

markp




> resent for the mailing...
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> Responding to some of your comments Martin:
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> 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.
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> 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?
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> 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
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> 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:
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> "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"
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> 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.
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> nuf for now I think!
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> markp
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>> Mark,
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>> 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.
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>>
>>
>> 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.
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>>
>> 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
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>>
>>
>> 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?
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>> 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.
>>
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>>
>> 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?
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>> 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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