Host synch

[moko]

How does one usually synch a Pocket PC to a internet based server ? Is it
'ActiveSync' to a local desktop, which then synchs the data to the server ?
Or is there any other alternative ?

 

[Chris Tacke, eMVP]

Synchronization implies a 2-way, changed-based data comparison and transfer,
which is actually fairly complex. Microsoft doesn't provide any way to do
so to anything other than your desktop PC. While it can be done over
ethernet, the partnership must first be made searilly or through USB, and
then you still have to use repllog, which assumes your PC has a public IP.

If you need true syncronization, there are things like XTNDConnect, though
that's usually an enterprise thing, as it cost way too much for just a few
users.

If you simply need to transfer data, however, then life is much simpler.
Then you can use a socket, HTTP, FTP, Web Services or whatever you'd like.

-Chris