Re: partial sync with nokia 6021

Hristo Hristov <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.horde.sync
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Thursday 07 May 2009 18:50:28 Jan Schneider wrote:
> Zitat von Hristo Hristov <[email protected]>:
> > Hello there,
> >
> > On Friday 01 May 2009 00:31:37 Jan Schneider wrote:
> >> Please keep discussions on the list.
> >
> > Sorry for that, didn't mention that Re: is not on the list.
> >
> >> Zitat von Hristo Hristov <[email protected]>:
> >> > On Wednesday 29 April 2009 20:19:48 you wrote:
> >> >> Zitat von Hristo Hristov <[email protected]>:
> >> >> > Hello list,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I've installed most recent stable version of horde platform. Here
> >> >> > is the list of applications I'm using.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > ===
> >> >> > Address Book (turba)  H3 (2.3.2-cvs)
> >> >> > Calendar (kronolith) H3 (2.3.1)
> >> >> > Dynamic Mail (dimp) H3 (1.1.2)
> >> >> > Horde (horde) 3.3.3
> >> >> > Mail (imp) H3 (4.3.4)
> >> >> > Mobile Mail (mimp) H3 (1.1.2-cvs)
> >> >> > Notes (mnemo) H3 (2.2.2-cvs)
> >> >> > Photos (ansel) H3 (1.0.1-cvs)
> >> >> > Tasks (nag) H3 (2.3.2)
> >> >> > ===
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have the following problem with underlaying SyncML
> >> >> > implementation. There is successful start of synchronization
> >> >> > session with Nokia 6021 phone. All entries from phone's address
> >> >> > book are copied (synchronized) with horde, but unfortunately phone
> >> >> > yields "Synchronization failed" message, with underlaying failure
> >> >> > for Contacts, Calendar and Notes items.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > There is no errors in php's error log. I'm also attaching a .tar
> >> >> > containgin /tmp/sync files.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I had also such "bad" experience with other nokia phones, but can't
> >> >> > send a full sync logs right now.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > As it is visible for me, server sends all messagages correctly and
> >> >> > completes sync session. May be nokia phones want something
> >> >> > additional in order to account sync session as successfully
> >> >> > completed.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Are there any chance for improper device  info handling from server
> >> >> > side? Please give additional "direction" to look for in order to
> >> >> > fix the problem.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Hristo
> >> >>
> >> >> The logs are perfectly fine, as is the last syncml package sent to
> >> >> the phone. Unless the phone is giving an error message that is
> >> >> actually useful, there are not many chances to dig down the problem.
> >> >> Maybe the phone times out?
> >> >>
> >> >> Jan
> >> >> .
> >> >
> >> > Thank you for your replay.
> >> >
> >> > Initially I was thinking about  MaxMsgSize tag. Phone is reporting
> >> > something the following:
> >> >
> >> > <MaxMsgSize>3584</MaxMsgSize>
> >> >
> >> > All .wbxml files sent back from horde a smaller than this. But when
> >> > they are unpacked, the final message is about 2 times larger than
> >> > specified size. So this was my initial guess.
> >> >
> >> > On the other hand, definitely a kind of "time out" on phone side
> >> > happends, because not all entries are copied form phone to server.
> >> >
> >> > Right now I can't test with smaller address book /don't have a place
> >> > to copy all the contacts/, but I think this could resolve my problem.
> >> >
> >> > If you let me to ask one more question:
> >> > Is there a proper handling of MaxMsgSize tag on horde's side? I.e.
> >> > does horde's syncml implementation account this tag and send proper
> >> > sized packages to client side? I was looking at mail list/bug archives
> >> > and saw that there is a initial work on the subject.
> >>
> >> Yes, this is implemented.
> >>
> >> > One more thing: Do you plan a future release of horde's syncml
> >> > implementation?
> >> > And If yes, I'm definitely willing to help :) /with code(ing) ||
> >> > test(ing)/
> >>
> >> What do you mean? We create new Horde releases all the time, I just
> >> rolled another one. And almost every release contains some
> >> improvements in the SyncML code.
> >
> > More precisely the following:
> >
> > 1) automatic registration for unexisting horde users:
> > for example - user is attempting to sync, but doesn't exist in horde's
> > user database, so backend automatically creates necessary user data;
>
> This has nothing to do with synching, this has to be implemented in
> the authentication backend. And it's a pretty bad idea.

Yes, it is so. I was thinking in terms of easier user registration.

>
> > 2) per user sync logging:
> > syncml logs to be orderder in 'username' directories under /tmp/sync
> > directory.
>
> Sync logging is a debug feature. There is no need for any fancyness.
> You should turn it off in production anyway.

Absolutely, but it can be also helpful for debuggin user problems, as almost 
every user uses different mobile device.

>
> > For the third thing i need a little description. Today I tested two
> > more nokia
> > phones, particularly '6300' and '5000d-2'.
> > Both end syncml communication with the following error message 'Data
> > Transfer Not Possible'.
> > There was no errors in sync logs. But I noticed that both sides send
> > different
> > preferred 'devinfo' parameters.
> >
> > Sync logs can be found at:
> > http://es2.nat.bg/~lisp/sync.Nokia-5000d-2/
> >
> > client say's:
> >                     <DataStore>
> >                         <SourceRef>/telecom/pb.vcf</SourceRef>
> >                         <MaxGUIDSize>8</MaxGUIDSize>
> >                         <Rx-Pref>
> >                             <CTType>text/x-vcard</CTType>
> >                             <VerCT>2.1</VerCT>
> >                         </Rx-Pref>
> >                         <Tx-Pref>
> >                             <CTType>text/x-vcard</CTType>
> >                             <VerCT>2.1</VerCT>
> >                         </Tx-Pref>
> >                         <SyncCap>
> >                             <SyncType>1</SyncType>
> >                             <SyncType>2</SyncType>
> >                             <SyncType>4</SyncType>
> >                             <SyncType>6</SyncType>
> >                             <SyncType>7</SyncType>
> >                         </SyncCap>
> >                         <Rx>
> >                             <CTType>text/x-vcard</CTType>
> >                             <VerCT>3.0</VerCT>
> >                         </Rx>
> >                         <Tx>
> >                             <CTType>text/x-vcard</CTType>
> >                             <VerCT>3.0</VerCT>
> >                         </Tx>
> > 			...
> > 			</DataStore>
> >
> > and server responds (on <Get> request):
> >
> >                     <DataStore>
> >                         <SourceRef>contacts</SourceRef>
> >                         <Rx-Pref>
> >                             <CTType>text/directory</CTType>
> >                             <VerCT>3.0</VerCT>
> >                         </Rx-Pref>
> >                         <Rx>
> >                             <CTType>text/x-vcard</CTType>
> >                             <VerCT>2.1</VerCT>
> >                         </Rx>
> >                         <Tx-Pref>
> >                             <CTType>text/directory</CTType>
> >                             <VerCT>3.0</VerCT>
> >                         </Tx-Pref>
> >                         <Tx>
> >                             <CTType>text/x-vcard</CTType>
> >                             <VerCT>2.1</VerCT>
> >                         </Tx>
> >                         <SyncCap>
> >                             <SyncType>1</SyncType>
> >                             <SyncType>2</SyncType>
> >                             <SyncType>3</SyncType>
> >                             <SyncType>4</SyncType>
> >                             <SyncType>5</SyncType>
> >                             <SyncType>6</SyncType>
> >                         </SyncCap>
> >                     </DataStore>
> > Can this be the reason for misunderstanding and unsuccessfully
> > communication between both sides?
>
> No.
>
> > So my 3rd point/proposal is for device specific 'devinfo' handling for
> > different device types. One for Nokia (or more, if there are so much
> > differences between different models) and another for Sony-Ericson.
>
> That's the purpose of devinfo. And it's a mandatory feature of syncml
> servers.

I suppose devinfo support is correctly implemented in horde's syncml backend, 
as it strictly follows SyncML specification. So I suppose the problem is in 
device software and my be update will fix the problem (or at lest I hope so).

Where is situated the code which accounts user's device devinfo settings?

As long as devinfo output form horde's side is implemented in 
/usr/share/php/SyncML/XMLOutput.php, do you think any 'investigation' in terms 
of 'put back to nokia, what it expects' may be helpful?

Hristo
>
> Jan.
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