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ActiveSync is a mobile data synchronization technology and protocol developed by Microsoft

ActiveSync is a mobile data synchronization technology and protocol developed by Microsoft, originally released in 1996. There are two implementations of the technology: one which synchronizes data and information with handheld devices with a specific desktop computer (originally known as Handheld PC Explorer), and another technology, commonly known as Exchange ActiveSync (or EAS), which provides push synchronization of contacts, calendars, tasks, and email between ActiveSync-enabled servers and devices.

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How to get Windows Mobile Device Center To Connect to the Emulator

I have recently installed Windows 7 and I have come to a conclusion. While Active Sync was old and did not work great, it did work. I could connect to my devices and emulators after the proper rituals and incantations. The other conclusion I have…
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iOS NSURLAuthenticationMethodClientCertificate not requested vs ActiveSync server

I am trying to implement certificate authentication in an ActiveSync client I am developing. The code to use certificate auth might work, but as of now the server, or more accurately, the iOS library's interpretation of the server's response, seems…
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ActiveSync library

I am writing a cross-platform c++ application that needs to connect to Exchange servers and download mails using ActiveSync. Is there any library available for ActiveSync (preferably open-source)? I can't use Windows APIs as they won't run in Linux…
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Exchange Web Service vs Exchange ActiveSync (or why buy the milk when you can get the cow for free?)

I have seen this question asked several times but the answers have so far been very robotic and disappointing: What is the difference between EWS vs EAS? Now, most sites give the following: "One is a protocol for mobile devices, the other is a web…
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C# Exchange ActiveSync Client

Does anyone know of any good libraries for implementing the Exchange ActiveSync Protocol into a C# Application so that I can sync emails with the application to a server (such as m.google.com)?
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How to sync PC desktop mail client to an Exchange Activesync server?

I've got a situation where I want to connect to an email server whose only exposed service for mail/calendar is Activesync (it's an Exchange server). The only web interface exposed is "OWA light" which is horrific. I'd like to figure out a way to…
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Python Exchange ActiveSync Library

Is anyone familiar with an Exchange ActiveSync library or open source client for python? I've done preliminary searching with little to no success. I've seen some examples for C#, but I figured I'd ask around here before my attempt to port anything…
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Get ip address of host pc from windows mobile when connected via ActiveSync

I have a .Net Compact app running on Windows Mobile, and I want to be able to connect to a webservice running on the 'host' machine (i.e. the desktop the PDA is plugged into) when connected via ActiveSync, but I don't know the ip address of the…
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Retrofit 2 - delayed response

I have a problem with retrofit 2. I'm sending some data to Microsoft EAS server but a response is received after 20 sec. Why I know that this is a retrofit problem? Because without retrofit it is working correctly. my logs: D/OkHttp: --> POST…
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Socket connect() always succeeds (TCP over ActiveSync)

I'm using TCP/IP over ActiveSync to connect from Windows CE device to Windows XP desktop. The WinSock connect() function always succeeds, no matter whether desktop server application is actually running. The following simplified code demonstrates…
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.NET compact framework and ActiveSync

Is there a way that my .NET CF app running on a Windows CE device can know when the device is docked/synced with the PC?
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Registering RAPI program with ActiveSync?

I'm trying to write a program which will run when a Windows Mobile device is connected, according to Microsofts documentation to do that we have to: If you want your RAPI application to automatically execute when a Windows Mobile device connects…
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How do I find ActiveSync attributes from Exchange with C#?

I'm trying to find some ActiveSync attributes from Exchange. I found a good article that shows a PowerShell cmdlet for finding this information. But I'm trying to find where this information is actually stored. I looked at my user objects in ADSI…
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WBXML parser to use for Active Sync implementation

Looking for a open source WBXML parser/writer to use with active sync . Do you know a good one ? (JAVA)
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.NETCF Async TCP socket graceful shutdown issue

I have a TCP client/server app to communicate with a Windows CE device over an ActiveSync connection. Both the client and server utilize Asynchronous sockets (i.e. the Socket.Begin* and Socket.End* functions). When both the client and server are…
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