Re: [Evolution] Synchronising laptop and desktop evolutions

[HvR <hvrietsc myrealbox com>]

On Sat, 2003-11-08 at 15:06, Eric N. Valor wrote:
> I have a similar setup.  What I do is set the Evolution client on my
> laptop to "Leave Mail on Server" whenever it checks.  Then when I get
> home and use my desktop system, the messages are still waiting at the
> POP server.  I see duplicates, but that's OK.
>
> Before I go anywhere with the laptop, I just either scp or rsync the
> local/ sub-folder from desktop to laptop to pick up any changes since
> the last time I used the laptop.
>
> The only drawback is that mail I send from the laptop gets destroyed.  I
> suppose I could work some sort of back-sync, but I'm really not that
> worried about it (I like to CC: myself on anything important anyway).

you can use unison for back syncing, it keeps two systems completely in sync you can even make changes on either server.

> On Sat, 2003-11-08 at 10:35, Redeeman wrote:
> > this is quite what i want to do too, laptop with evolution, and desktop
> > with evolution, i want to sync the mail, and copy the mbox wont work,
> > because it just overwrites :(
> > 
> > On Sat, 2003-11-08 at 19:26, S. Anthony Sequeira wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I have a laptop and desktop both running evolution 1.4.5.
> > > 
> > > I require to synchronise information between the 2 systems.
> > > 
> > > Guenther pointed me towards multisync
> > > (http://multisync.sourceforge.net/)
> > > 
> > > This will not work properly (compilation/installation issues) for me,
> > > and the response from the multisync community has been a deafening
> > > silence.
> > > 
> > > I have decided to drop multisync, and in casting about have run across
> > > references to imap.
> > > 
> > > I am a total bewbie as far imap is concerned.  If someone could answer
> > > my basic questions, or point me towards a document that will cover these
> > > questions, I would be grateful.
> > > 
> > > I am thinking that my 'base' system will be my desktop, and that will
> > > run an imap server which I can use when the laptop is connected to my
> > > lan to synchronise my email folders.
> > > 
> > > Is this feasible, will this allow the synchronisation of contacts and
> > > calendar information for instance?
> > > 
> > > Thanks, I would like to get as much info as possible before plunging
> > > into the murky depths.