PimConverter - addressbook export to CSV - CSV backend creation

Hello opie-devs

This is my first attempt submitting code, so if I did something wrong,
go ahead and tell me (but please tell me what I did wrong) so I can
try to fix.

I generated these files using 'cvs diff -Nau' against opie HEAD tag.

Basically what I implemented is a little backend working only for
addressbook to do CSV export (or pimbackend's save() function), so we
can export addressbook data to CSV, useful to send to your
friend/secretary/manager non-vcard supporting contacts program.
(Namely microsoft outlook)

I'll implement CSV export for datebook and todo, and import from CSV
too, that is, if you have no objections to it.

It's primary use, as I see it, is for users migrating from Outlook
based PDAs, like Windows Mobile iPaqs. I know from personal experience
that once migration to linux on pda has started, the first concern is
fast conversion of PIM data, and setting up opensync and syncing isn't
exactly fast or easy. (for the beginner)

It was necessary to create a new Rules.Make entry, as I designed
everything as a new TEXT_BACKEND option. This way I hope text support
will only be added if the distro maintainer finds it useful at all.

Since this is my first adventure submitting code, I may have forgotten
to modify some changelog-like file, IIRC, I haven't found any such
file.

Sorry for the long post, if you have any sort of criticism to make,
please do, I want to do it right.

Marcos "Thejapa" Umino

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