[Leaplist] PIM data sharing - update on what's working so far

[Dan Cherry]

> > Dan:
> >
> > On Friday 11 September 2009 10:53:46 am Dan Cherry wrote:
> > > Jason wrote:
> > > > <snip>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I installed DAViCal on Etch.  The process ought to be the same for
> > > > Lenny I'd imagine.
> > > >
> > > > http://bit.ly/ZZKe1
> > >
> > > I missed the link at the bottom, the first time I read your reply.  But
> > > that's an excellent clarification of the install.  Like you said, there
> > > are several how-to's, with different instructions - scary, YES, so use
> > > care.
> >
> > Which of the many kaddressbook types did you pick?  I can't find any that
> >  feel applicable.  The calendar at least has a type that lets you pick a
> >  file to upload and download.  Not so with kab.
> >
> > Thanks.
> 
> They could have made it a little more clear, not to mention you can't read
>  the entire description in the teeny tiny window they give you, but the
>  whole thing depends on the kio-slaves.
> 
> If you add an addressbook and pick...
> 
> Network (Provides access to contacts in remote files using KDE's network
> framework KIO. Supports standard VCard files and other formats depending on
> available plugins.)
> 
> then fill in the file location (just as you would in dolphin or konqueror)
> 
> webdavs://dan@servername.localnet:443/webdav/vcard/addressbook.vcf
>     where	:
> 	dan is the webdav user
> 	webdav is the apache alias
> 	vcard' is the folder that contains the vcf file
> 	and addressbook.vcf is a single vcf file containing all of your contacts
> 
> fwiw,
> the calendar works the same.  Choose the same option for a new calendar,

(correction - the wording is slightly different)
Calendar in Remote File (Provides access to a calendar in a remote file using 
KDE's network framework KIO)

but I suspect you knew what I meant ;-)

>  and reference your daviCal calendar with
> 
> https://servername.localnet/cal/caldav.php/dan/home
>   where:
> 	cal is the apache alias
> 	caldav.php is the daviCal executable in the cal folder (shouldn't change)
> 	dan is the calendar owner in the pg database
> 	and home is the specific calendar within the database
> 
> Sorry for being so 'wordy', but I hassled over the syntax quite a bit, and
>  if this saves you a handful of failed accesses, then it's worth it.
> 
> hth,
> Dan
> 

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