Netscape Address Book Sync for Palm Pilot User Guide
Netscape Address Book Sync allows you to transfer data between Netscape address books and your Palm Compatible Platform device.
For information on HotSync setup, consult your palm organizer Handbook.
 
Getting Started
 

Getting Started

Requirements

  • Netscape Communicator 4.5.
  • Any Palm Compatible Platform device (e.g. Pilot, PalmPilot, Palm III, WorkPad).

    • Palm Desktop 2.0 or greater installed on your PC. If you have an older version, get the upgrade from the Palm web site (www.palm.com).
Installing Netscape Address Book Sync
  1. If you already have data in your Palm Desktop, you should perform a HotSync before installing the Netscape Address Book Sync.  This will insure that all your current address book information will be synchronized with the Netscape Address Book.
  2. To run the Netscape Address Book Sync Installer:
    • Click the Start button to bring up the Start menu
    • Select the Programs option
    • >From the Programs menu choose Netscape Communicator
    • >From the Netscape Communicator menu select Palm Tools
    • >From the Palm Tools menu select Address Book Palm Sync Install and follow the instructions on the screen
  3. If the HotSync Manager is running, the Netscape Address Book Pilot Conduit Installer will prompt you to restart the HotSync Manager.  To restart press the Restart HotSync Manager button.
  4. You have successfully installed the Netscape Address Book Sync tool.  This installation replaces the Palm Desktop Address Book sync with Netscape Address Book Sync.  Know when you sync using the Palm HotSync Manager your Palm Connected Organizer will sync directly with your Netscape Address Book.  You can revert to using the Palm Desktop Address Book sync at any time by following the Uninstall Netscape Address Book instructions below.
Uninstalling Netscape Address Book Sync
  1. If you have existing data in your Netscape Address Book that has not been synchronized you should perform a HotSync before uninstalling the Netscape Address Book.  This will update your Palm Connected Organizer with the latest Netscape Address Book information before you disable the Netscape Address Book Sync.
  2. To uninstall the Netscape Address Book Sync:
    • Click the Start button to bring up the Start menu
    • Select the Programs option
    • >From the Programs menu choose Netscape Communicator
    • >From the Netscape Communicator menu select Palm Tools
    • >From the Palm Tools menu select Address Book Palm Sync Install
    • Select the Uninstall button from within the Netscape Address Book Pilot Conduit Installer dialog box
  3. If the HotSync Manager is running, the Netscape Address Book Pilot Conduit Installer will prompt you to restart the HotSync Manager.  To restart press the Restart HotSync Manager button.
  4. You have successfully uninstalled the Netscape Address Book Sync tool.  Your previous Palm Address Book sync has been enabled.  If at anytime in the future you would like to enable your Netscape Address Book refer to the installation instructions above.



Advanced Features
  • Configuring Netscape Address Book Sync
  • Preparing Netscape address books for Sync
  • Synchronizing your palm organizer for the first time
  • Limitations
  • Synchronizing with different Netscape User Profiles
    • Troubleshooting

    HotSync Problems

    Record Problems Other Problems
    Addendum - Field Mapping
     

    Advanced Features

    Configuring Netscape Address Book Sync

    You can use the "Customize..." feature of the HotSync manager to configure the Netscape Address Book Sync to synchronize, copy the Netscape Address Books to the Palm organizer, or do nothing.  By default, the Netscape Address Book Sync is set to synchronize data between your Palm organizer and Netscape address books.  It is also possible to manually configure Netscape Address Book Sync to ignore specific Netscape address books.  This is done by editing the nabcnd32.cfg file.  This file can be found in the same directory as netscape.exe and is in the format of a standard Windows .ini file.  To exclude specific address books from being synchronized with the Palm organizer, edit the [SyncExclude] section and add a line for each address book you wish to exclude.  For instance, to exclude the address books "Top Secret" and "Old Addresses" the nabcnd32.cfg file should contain:
    [SyncExclude]
    1=Top Secret
    2=Old Addresses

    By default, Netscape Address Book Sync attempts to synchronize all Netscape address books.

    Preparing Netscape address books for Sync

    Personal address books do not need any preparation.  To synchronize LDAP directories you must make sure you have configured them for "Offline" access.  To do this, select the directory you want to sychronize, display the properties for that directory, select the Offline Settings tab, and check "Select this Directory for download".
     

    Synchronizing your palm organizer for the first time