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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
        deal with. 
        <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> conduits 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.  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> 
         <warning> 
      <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>
    </warning>
       </para>

    </chapter>