Access Permission to Outlook e-mail addresses Requested on HotSync

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I just purchased a Tungsten T3 to replace another Palm OS handheld. On syncing with Outlook, on occasion I get a dialogue box requesting permission to allow HotSync Manager to access e-mail addresses in my Outlook Contacts. The same dialogue box popped up when I synced with my previous handheld using PocketMirror Pro, but someone must have built a fix to automatically provide permission, which does not happen with the T3 Outlook conduit, so that I have to check the box each time I get the message, which is a bore.

Any workarounds to this problem?
 
My work pc also generates this request, i was led to believe by our techies that it's an outlook feature to prevent viruses etc accessing the outlook address book.
 
I rather think it is a deliberate attempt by Microsoft to make handhelds on the Palm OS platform difficult to use with Outlook so that people will consider switching to Pocket PC. If they really had their customers in mind they would allow users to set exceptions.

I have received a reply from PalmOne technical support suggesting that I set Versamail to Do Nothing in HotSync Manager, but I had already done that and was still getting the error.

When I sync'ed with my previous handheld, a Garmin iQue 3600, the dialogue box came up but it disappeared immediately, leading me to believe that there must have been a workaround built in to Hot Sync Manager.

I am still looking for suggestions.
 
You could download the Pocket Mirror Pro 3.17 XT version for T3 and install it....costs though.

I have noticed since SP2 for XP that this crops up on screen but because Pocket Mirror Pro is handling the conduit it simply ignores the security measure and continues on without having to check the box to allow access.

I don't think it's necessarily designed by MS to thwart Palm OS devices but it's probably a little irritant that they put into the system to make you pause and think about a Pocket Piece of Crap.

You may also try and change some of your security settings within Outlook to see if you can turn this off if you don't opt for PMPro and if you have SP2 loaded. You should be OK.
 
The problem is that the Palm Outlook conduits don't bypass the security warning but Pocket Mirror does. This is sloppy programming by Palm, not a sinister attempt by Microsoft to make things difficult for Palm users. As Mosseman wrote, you can get Pocket Mirror Pro XT to replace what I believe are basically faulty Palm conduits and things will work better anyway. If you choose to stick with the Palm conduits, you can get a freeware program called ClickYes from www.express-soft.com that will dismiss the security warning.
 
Jim,

Thanks for the message. I am reluctant to go back to PocketMirror Pro because the new Palm conduits have some new features that I like including ability to import both home and business addresses into the handheld, birthday entry, more phone/e-mail fields, etc.

I tried to access the link that you gave me to www.express-soft.com, but it immediately directed me to www.neowise.com, where I could not find any reference to the ClickYes application that you mentioned, which I would be very interested in obtaining if others have had good experience with it.
 
The Express-Soft web site seems to down right now. I'm attaching the ClickYes program to this post so you can try it out.

PM Pro XT is the program you should be looking at. It duplicates the Palm conduits in terms of transferring all the new PIM fields but does so with the speed and reliability of Pocket Mirror instead of the clunky Palm conduits.
 
ClickYes seems to be doing the job, thank you.

Can you elaborate further on the relative benefits of PM Pro XT over the new Palm conduits? What features not included in the Palm conduits does it offer to me that would make me want to pay for it? I have moved away from using sub-categories in Outlook for my Contacts since it vastly complicates searching, so sub-category syncing is not going to do it for me.

If someone could come up with a solution for overcoming the limitation on the handheld of 15 categories, now that would be worth paying for. Having multiple categories for Contacts in Outlook is a very powerful feature, and I am reluctant to give it up simply to make my data fit the handheld better.

Regards,
 
PM Pro XT doesn't offer any advantages over the Palm Outlook conduits except it works fast and doesn't have strange errors and dupes. It allows syncing subfolders, including public folders, and also syncronizes with Business Contact Manager for those who are using the Small Business version of Outlook.

If you want to duplicate Outlook on your Palm, have a look at KeySuite by Charpura. It supports almost all Outlook fields and allows multiple categories for all four Palm PIM applications.
 
Dear Jim,

Thanks for your suggestion about KeySuite. I have downloaded the demo version, and I am impressed. It is a bit pricey though. I have done a quick search on Palmgear and found Beyond Contacts by Dataviz, which seems to offer comparable functionality, is much less expensive and over its life has been downloaded much more than KeySuite. I am keen to get feedback from other forum users who have compared the two, so I am going to post another thread, but would be interested to know what you think.

Regards,
 
I use Agendus as everyone on this forum knows:

Beyond Contacts and KeySuite are both good programs but I wouldn't give much credence to the how many downloads Palmgear shows for either - Chapura's KeySuite is usually downloaded at their website because of "bundles" that don't normally get listed at PalmGear.

For pure feel of Outlook - I'd say KeySuite.


However, I'd also like to address the issue of Pocket Mirror ProXT - it has the advantage (over the default Palm conduits) of being able to break the 15 category limit and sync to subfolders within Outlook.

It can also be configured vastly different - you can tell PMP to just install new programs - which comes in handy for us heavy users. You can set up private records much more securely than the PalmOne conduits. You can also have it backup to the PalmDesktop upon command - which I find handy for sharing the printed calendar out of the PalmDesktop over the Outlook calendar.

BTW: The T3 is now back as my main PDA and the Treo is being used primarily as a phone since I'm getting ready for the T5. I have installed PMPXT and it's just as user friendly as the none-T3 versions I've used.
 
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