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PPC FAQ: Synching Remotely

PPC FAQ: Synching Remotely 05/26/2004 09:14 PM

The challenges of synching

The challenges of synching 01/04/2004 08:26 PM
I predicted the other day that synching would appear in lots of newsreaders in 2004. (Some have it already, yes, but they don’t have it as I’ve defined it below.)

A good question would be: why isn’t synching already a feature of every newsreader already? It can’t be that hard, right—just read and write from a file somewhere that two copies of your newsreader can access.

I mean, what’s the hold-up? You just need something like a .newsrc. No big deal, it’s an old problem that’s been solved many times before.

Okay, so the rest of this post will be about the challenges in implementing synching.

What is synching?

First we need to define what synching is. It’s really a collection of features and requirements.

1. It’s merging, not cloning, of subscription lists.

2. It also synchs read/unread states of individual items.

3. Your newsreader uploads and downloads your synch data so you don’t have to do it manually with a browser or FTP client or whatever.

4. Your newsreader knows (or at least guesses) when it needs to download and upload synch data.

5. It works between different newsreader software on different operating systems.

I’ll take these one at a time.

Merging

Cloning is easy, merging is hard—but synching has to be merging.

For instance, imagine you have a newsreader at home and one at work. You subscribe to the same feeds—except that at work you also subscribe to some at-work-only feeds that you can’t get at home.

So when you get into work in the morning, you want to synch your data from last night at home. If it’s just cloning your subscription list, then the additional at-work-only feeds would get deleted, since you aren’t subscribed to them at home. Since we’re merging, not cloning, your at-work-only feeds do not get deleted.

But this leads to an interesting problem: what happens if you unsubscribe from a feed at home? The synching mechanism won’t delete it from your work subscription list, because for all it knows that feed could be a work-only feed.

And there’s another entire set of problems that come up because for most newsreaders the subscription list is an outline rather than a flat list. Merging hierarchies is far more difficult than merging flat lists.

Synching read/unread states of news items

This is possibly the toughest of the challenges.

In an ideal world, you can identify every item in an RSS feed with a unique id of some sort. So the synch data would be able to pair a unique ID with its read/unread status.

But not all versions of RSS have the concept of a unique ID. And, even in the versions that do have unique IDs, they’re not mandatory, and lots of feeds don’t use them. (And sometimes feeds have a terrible bug: they have unique IDs that aren’t actually unique.)

So, in the absence of a unique ID, how do you identify an item in a way that will work every single time? Answer: you can’t. There is no solution that will work every single time. (And this is why sometimes you notice in your newsreader items that are unread that you know you’ve read. They’ve been edited.)

Even if you include an entire item, all its text and links and various elements, it’s possible that the item was edited between leaving home and arriving at work.

So instead the synching has to do the best it can. Any format will probably use links and titles and whatever else so newsreaders can do a best guess. (I suspect that most developers hate situations like this, by the way, and it may be the single biggest reason why synching isn’t yet universal among newsreaders.)

Uploading and downloading

You’ll want to tell your newsreader where to save your synch data so you can get it at home and at work.

You might say, why not use .Mac? Because not everyone has an account. Because your newsreader at work might be on Windows. (And there are some other technical reasons which I’ll skip.)

Why not use FTP? Or HTTP-upload? Or...?

The answer is probably that a couple different methods may need to be made available. (FTP and HTTP-upload seem like obvious candidates, but I’m just guessing.)

But here’s the deal: I doubt that every newsreader already includes code for uploading files by the various methods people will want to use. Sure, there are libraries available, but newsreader developers will still have to write code and do a bunch of testing. Even a seemingly small thing like this still takes time and effort.

Knowing when to upload and download

This may be the easiest part.

When you launch your newsreader, it can ask if you want it to synch. It would then download your synch data from wherever and do the synch.

Similarly, when you quit, it could ask if you want to upload your synch data.

There may be more sophisticated algorithms that would make sense too, but the above is I think a good minimum.

Different newsreaders, different operating systems

This means getting a bunch of developers to agree on a format for synch data. That’s probably the easy part—the hard part will be testing to make sure X can synch with Y and Y can synch with Z and Z can synch with X.

That, by the way, is where you come in.

Two synching format RFCs

Two synching format RFCs 01/07/2004 04:33 PM
Dare Obasanjo posted an RFC for a synching format: Synchronization of Information Aggregators using Markup (SIAM).

The idea is to synchronize subscription lists and read/unread states of items.

Another format was proposed by James Huston: Syndication Interchange File Format (SIFF).

Yes, more acronyms!

But the idea is to come up with a standard format that can be supported by lots of different newsreaders.

PPC FAQ: AvantGo Synching Problems

PPC FAQ: AvantGo Synching Problems 06/16/2004 10:36 PM

PPC FAQ: Synching Lotus Notes

PPC FAQ: Synching Lotus Notes 07/05/2004 10:45 PM

Palm No Longer Offering Mac Synching?

Palm No Longer Offering Mac Synching? 02/17/2004 10:32 AM

Sidekick Synching on T-Mobile Petition

Sidekick Synching on T-Mobile Petition 06/10/2004 07:55 AM

Although web petitions are about as effective at charging corporate policy as complaints to customer service agents or extremely huffy forum posts, Levi Wallach is doing what he can to encourage T-Mobile to support synching on the Danger Sidekick -- something promised by the company for years and which is currently being supported by non-U.S. cellular vendor Cable & Wireless. Since all the data that goes to and from the Sidekicks has to go through T-Mobiles servers (instead of just their network), I would guess they would have to upgrade all their internal hardware to support something like this, something perennial tightasses like T-Mobile are loathe to do. But hey, sign Levi's petition and see what they say, if anything.
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MediaLive International And BPA
International Announce Attendance Audit
Of COMDEX Las Vegas 2003

MediaLive International And BPA
International Announce Attendance Audit
Of COMDEX Las Vegas 2003 10/30/2003 11:47 PM
COMDEX Oct 28 2003 3:47AM ET

WaveScribe International Corp in
Negotiations With International
Transcription Providers

WaveScribe International Corp in
Negotiations With International
Transcription Providers 04/18/2005 06:33 PM
WaveScribe International Corp. announced that since the initial sales campaign of the WaveScribe Platform to transcription service providers, it has entered into negotiations with several International Transcription Providers regarding the licensing and deployment of WaveScribe for their business model. [PRWEB Apr 18, 2005]

The 2nd Offshore Customer Management
International Conference1 – 3 November
2004Cape Town International Convention
Centre, South Africa

The 2nd Offshore Customer Management
International Conference1 – 3 November
2004Cape Town International Convention
Centre, South Africa 06/23/2004 02:36 AM
The Offshore Customer Management International Conference promises senior decision-makers in western business a route map to success through offshore’s fast changing landscape. This is an essential must-attend event for senior executives planning or engaged in offshore customer management activity or related business processes. [PRWEB Jun 23, 2004]

Synching Windows 2000 with a Windows NT
Time Server

Synching Windows 2000 with a Windows NT
Time Server 07/04/2004 12:11 PM

The International Web

The International Web 01/07/2004 05:05 PM
IP Address Locator.

Good stuff to localize ads and content, thanks for the link, Heiko, and happy new year to you.

You have been wondering how Google knows your local language and targets advertising accordingly? Try the IP Address Locator and you will know, too. Which in turn makes me wonder why Yahoo! still does not get it.

[Heiko Hebig]

[Loïc Le Meur's WebLog]

"International Lan..."

"International Lan..." 03/17/2005 02:50 AM

STN International

STN International 07/24/2004 01:00 AM
STN International - Databases in Science and Technology
http://www.stn-international.d e/

Knowledge is the most important resource in high-tech countries. For research and development, for the daily scientific work, appropriate information – comprehensive and easily accessible – is a fundamental prerequisite. The direct route to scientific information leads via STN International, The Scientific & Technical Information Network. This network is operated cooperatively by FIZ Karlsruhe, the American Chemical Society (ACS), and The Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST). Service Centers in Karlsruhe, Columbus and Tokyo are linked by sea cable (TAT8). Thus, the users have access to one worldwide information service with up-to-date databases in science and echnology. The STN centers have many years of experience in the field of scientific information. With these three scientific organizations in Europe, Japan and the U.S., STN provides an international service for the scientific community and has become, since its start 15 years ago the leading information network for science and technology. This has been added to Deep Web Research Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.

International Private Law

International Private Law 07/16/2004 06:37 AM
One of the larger and more interesting questions arising in connection with Creative Commons's global expansion is the question of whether the various iCommons licences are internationally compatible. The question arises because porting / transposing the CC licenses into diffferent jurisdictions involves a process of both translation and legal adapation. The latter is made necessary by the specific requirements of the respective national legal orders, e.g. with regard to language used or with regard to the particular limitations created by droit d'auteur copyright regimes. In this context, how can we best make sure the international versions of the CC licenses are compatible with each other? Part of our discussion at the Wissenschaftskolleg conference, held on 17 June in Berlin, focussed precisely on this question. Here you'll find a talk given by Dr A. Metzger for more thoughts on this.

ADRA International

ADRA International 12/28/2004 06:55 PM
ADRA

adra.org
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Heifer International

Heifer International 06/15/2004 01:23 PM
A Living Loan
In 1936, a Midwestern farmer named Dan West travelled to Spain to serve as a relief worker in the chaos of the Spanish Civil War. Ladling out rations of milk to hungry children, he realized that he was being forced to decide who would receive the limited rations and who wouldn’t – literally, who would live and who would die. This kind of aid, he knew, would never be enough. He returned to the United States in 1938 and began working to build a better kind of aid.

Re: International DNS compromise?

Re: International DNS compromise? 08/05/2004 04:08 PM
John Kinsella (Aug 05 2004)

Orkut goes International

Orkut goes International 06/20/2004 11:55 PM

So I get this message today.....

Hi Marc,

We've just launched a new feature that allows you to specify the primary language of your community.

Why would you want to do this?

1. So that everyone posts in one language! As orkut.com gains more members from around the world, it makes it easier for you and everyone in your community if people can read each other's posts. This is hard to do if everyone's speaking different languages. 2. So that you can search communities by language. This way, when you're looking for new communities, you'll always find ones that you can read and participate in.

I say - "right on!"

We all need to start thinking more international! I bet this is really gonna make Orkut take off even more. Now if they only had something to do in there.

HHHmmmm - maybe like Gmail, Blogger and Google News.....in the valley of the search.

International Onomatopoeia

International Onomatopoeia 12/26/2004 10:50 PM
Onomatopoeia around the world. Wonder no more how a cow's moo sounds in Japan, or a car's engine revs in China.

International Internet

International Internet 12/26/2004 07:28 AM
Signonsandiego.com - Sun Dec 26, 10:40 am GMT

The International 7300 CXT

The International 7300 CXT 09/14/2004 01:14 PM

internationaldelivers.com/site_layout/severe/cxt.asp
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RM Films International, Inc.

RM Films International, Inc. 09/23/2004 03:09 AM
RIP Russ Meyer .. RM Films .. maker

rmfilms.com
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International DNS compromise?

International DNS compromise? 08/05/2004 02:00 PM
Zhen Shi (Aug 04 2004)

Computershare goes international

Computershare goes international 11/11/2003 09:09 PM
The West Online Nov 11 2003 8:05PM ET

International Insider

International Insider 06/07/2004 11:56 PM
When Lucasfilm took the US official Star Wars fanclub under its wing they stopped circulating it to those countries that didn't have an officially licensed fanclub. If you want to make your voice heard then put you name down on Mousedroid.com's petition to regain international membership.

International Women's Day

International Women's Day 03/08/2004 11:17 PM

"CARE International"

"CARE International" 01/04/2005 05:59 PM

CARE International

CARE International 01/03/2005 02:13 PM
CARE Int'l .. CARE

care.org
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XBRL International

XBRL International 01/02/2005 09:16 AM
XBRL International
http://www.xbrl.org/

XBRL is a language for the electronic communication of business and financial data which is set to revolutionise business reporting around the world. It provides major benefits in the preparation, analysis and communication of business information. It offers cost savings, greater efficiency and improved accuracy and reliability to all those involved in supplying or using financial data. XBRL stands for eXtensible Business Reporting Language. It is one of a family of "XML" languages which is becoming a standard means of communicating information between businesses and on the internet. XBRL is being developed by an international non-profit consortium of approximately 250 major companies, organisations and government agencies. It is an open standard, free of licence fees. It is already being put to practical use in a number of countries and implementations of XBRL are growing rapidly around the world. This site provides information about the nature, uses and benefits of XBRL. It explains how individuals and companies can join the effort to move forward and make use of the language. This has been added to eCommerce Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.

Oxfam International

Oxfam International 01/02/2005 04:45 AM
˘Š§… .. OXFAM

oxfam.org
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International Towel Day

International Towel Day 05/25/2004 11:52 PM
??A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitch hiker can have. Partly it has great practical value?? Join in this tribute to Douglas Adams on the anniversary of his death May 25th, 2001.

"Amnesty International"

"Amnesty International" 05/03/2004 10:18 PM

Institute for International Economics

Institute for International Economics 07/29/2004 06:48 AM
Institute for International Economics
http://www.iie.com/

The Institute for International Economics is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of international economic policy. Since 1981 the Institute has provided timely, objective analysis and concrete solutions to key international economic problems. The Institute attempts to anticipate emerging issues and to be ready with practical ideas to inform and shape public debate. Its audience includes government officials and legislators, business and labor leaders, management and staff at international organizations, university-based scholars and their students, other research institutions and nongovernmental organizations, the media, and the public at large. It addresses these groups both in the United States and around the world. This will be added to Business Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide.

International Video Sutite

International Video Sutite 04/14/2004 02:40 PM
Beginning the database

Microsoft at 2004 International CES

Microsoft at 2004 International CES 01/05/2004 11:39 PM
Microsoft teams will participate in Pepcom Inc.'s Digital Experience press reception Wednesday, Jan. 7, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Mirage Hotel. At the event, representatives from Microsoft will demonstrate the latest Microsoft technology including Digital Image Suite 9, Encarta® Reference Library 2004, Streets & Trips 2004, Works Suite 2004, new MSN® services and Tablet PC software. In addition, representatives from Microsoft's Mobile Devices Division and Embedded Devices Group will demonstrate next-generation devices including Windows Mobile™-based Pocket PCs and Smartphones, Portable Media Centers and a broad range of Windows® Powered devices running Windows XP Embedded and Windows CE .NET.

7-Eleven's International Flair

7-Eleven's International Flair 05/20/2004 06:47 PM
7-Eleven plans to bring foreign fare to its U.S. stores.

International information architecture

International information architecture 08/17/2004 07:56 AM
I'm looking for examples of international information architecture - whatever that is. I stumbled accross the English version of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, which contains an Oath of service on the homepage: "With passion and pride, as professionals in development cooperation, we will perform our work responsibly and energetically with love ...

International Congress on Mechatronics

International Congress on Mechatronics 01/10/2004 06:04 AM
NetLib Jan 10 2004 4:22AM ET
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