Re: [Phpgroupware-developers] Mobile Application Link (was syncml)

[Dan Kuykendall (Seek3r)]

>From their website

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* Can I connect directly, via modem, to my MAL compliant server? 

Yes. As long as you have a network dial-up connection which supports
TCP/IP you will be able to communicate between the mobile device and
your information repository. 

In fact, the MAL specification allows a mobile device to connect to
multiple unique MAL compliant servers in a single session. This will
make it far simpler and quicker for customers who wish to exchange data
with several repositories that have radically different types of
information. 

* Can I connect to a MAL compliant server from my desktop HotSync /
ActiveSync Cradle? 

Yes. Part of the MAL architecture is a "relay conduit" which is software
that runs on your workstation and plugs into your desktop
synchronization engine. It forwards messages back and forth to the
server enabling direct server/device communication.. The source code for
this piece is included in the MAL distribution.

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Well dang it all to heck!!
This sounds like a winner. Can someone please look into the details of
what the MAL server needs to recieve/generate?

It says it uses an HTTP conversation, so I cant imagine it being rocket
science (least I hope not).


Please... someone, please look into this. I wont have time to do
anything with this till mid to end of February. 

Seek3r

Brandon wrote:
> 
> I ran across this link the other day looking for something completely
> unrelated.  Is this similiar/the same as syncml?
> 
> http://www.thinplanet.com/trends/mobile-application-link.asp
> 
> From a cursory glance it seems rather suitable to our purpose as it
> uses http as a connection to the server.  It does require an extra
> client to act as the go between from the server to  the mobile device, or, if
> the device is directly on the network, you can do it without a client.
> 
> I found a unix client available at http://www.tomw.org/malsync/
> 
> Brandon
> 
> On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 10:52:16AM -0800, Dan Kuykendall (Seek3r) wrote:
> 
> >SyncML server on the net that can be used for testing
> >http://syncml.fulham.fitworld.com:8888/syncml/index.jsp
> >
> >Something like this may really help us see what our packets should look
> >like and maybe give us a shot at Palm Pilot support.
> >
> >Anyone interested in taking up the syncml challenge again?
> >
> >Seek3r
> >
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