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  <chapter id="config-sync">
     <title>Setting up your synchronization system</title> 
     <para>
        Synchronization presents you with two issues you'll need to
        address. 
        <simplelist>
          <member>
            Your computer needs to recognize and access your handheld.
            At this time, <application>Evolution</application> only
            supports Palm-OS devices like the PalmPilot and the
            Handspring Visor.
          </member>
          <member>
           You should decide what sort of synchronization behavior you
           want.
          </member>
        </simplelist>

    </para>

    <para>
       If you haven't used a handheld device with your computer
       before, you'll need to run the GNOME <application>Control
       Center</application> and make sure that <application>Pilot
       Link</application> is properly configured. Then, select the
       <application>Evolution</application> <glossterm
       linkend="conduit">conduits</glossterm> under the
       <guilabel>Pilot Conduits</guilabel> section of the Control
       Center.
  </para>
  
  <para>
        Once your computer and your Palm-OS device are talking happily
        to each other, you'll have to decide what exactly you want
        them to do with the data they exchange.  To enable a conduit, click the
        <guibutton>Enable</guibutton> to enable it and click
        <guibutton>Settings</guibutton>.  Your options may vary
        depending on the conduit, but typically they will be:

        <variablelist>
         <varlistentry>
            <term>Disabled </term>
            <listitem> 
               <para>
                  Do nothing.
               </para>
            </listitem>
          </varlistentry>

         <varlistentry>
            <term>Synchronize</term>
            <listitem> 
               <para>
                  Copy new data from the computer to the handheld, and
                  from the handheld to the computer.  Remove items
                  that were on both systems but have been deleted on
                  one.
               </para>
            </listitem>
          </varlistentry>

         <varlistentry>
            <term>Copy From Pilot</term>
            <listitem> 
               <para>
                  If there is any new data on the the handheld device,
                  copy it to the computer.
               </para>
            </listitem>
          </varlistentry>

         <varlistentry>
            <term>Copy To Pilot</term>
            <listitem> 
               <para>
                 Copy new data from the computer to the handheld. 
               </para>
            </listitem>
          </varlistentry>

         <varlistentry>
            <term>Merge From Pilot</term>
            <listitem> 
               <para>
                  Copy new data from the handheld to the computer, and
                  remove any information from the computer that has
                  been deleted on the handheld.
               </para>
            </listitem>
          </varlistentry>

         <varlistentry>
            <term>Merge To Pilot</term>
            <listitem> 
               <para>
                  Copy new data from the computer to the handheld, and
                  remove any information from the handheld that has
                  been deleted on the computer.
               </para>
            </listitem>
          </varlistentry>
       </variablelist>
    </para>

    <para>
      Select a behavior for each conduit available.  For the most
      part, you'll want to stick with
      <guilabel>Synchronize</guilabel>.  Then, put your handheld on
      its cradle and press the synchronization button.
    </para>


      <para> 
         <tip> 
      <title>Data Loss Prevention</title> 
      <para>
        It's always a good idea to make a backup.  To do that,
        make a copy of your <systemitem>
        <filename>~/evolution</filename> </systemitem> directory.
          </para>
    </tip>
       </para>

    </chapter>