Addressbooks Synchronizer

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

by Derz on Oct. 5, 2021 · permalink

As others have said, this is not a true sync . However it does have merit. It copies all address book files with options for when you enter or exit the program, or on a schedule, but it does not address multiple changes.

Without knowing the developers restrictions within his environment it is impossible to comment on whether this is something that can be addressed by him. I was unable to find a means to contact him directly to offer options.

In my environment, I have several PCs on a LAN with a shared file server. We share Thunderbird mail accounts easily but sharing address books on a common share drive has not been supported for some time. So Thunderbird developers have created a problem that this app attempts to resolve for me.

For the developer, Günter Gersdorf.. Thank you for this app which does help me but does not address true syncing or multiuser updates to the files. True syncing would be quite complicated (comparing files and inserting/removing records) However, informing a client that the address file has been opened for write access and thus cannot be updated might be far simpler and helpful.

Sorry for the length of the review. This is the best add-on for users in my situation. The problem really rests in the Thunderbird development community, but this app 's developer might possibly be able to help users effected by Thunderbird's blindness a bit more.