A question before connecting via CardDav...

camner · 26 Jul 2015, 02:42 PM

Before I connect my OS X address book to FM, I want to make sure I understand what is (and is not...) going to happen.

My OS X address book is configured with a number of contact groups to which contacts are assigned (some contacts are assigned to multiple groups).

1. Am I correct that after enabling FM contacts via carddav that these groups will be preserved and carried over the FM address book?

2. What will happen to the existing contacts on FM? Will they now appear in my OS X (and iOS, since I sync my OS X contacts via iCloud to my iDevices) address book as uncategorized contacts?

3. My OS X address book sycs with multiple iCloud addresses...what is going to happen in that case when I link up via carddav to the FM contacts?

Thanks for your help.

BritTim · 26 Jul 2015, 03:06 PM

This is what I understand:

When you add the CardDAV address book, it is treated as completely separate from the default address book
You will be able to see the contacts and groups from both address books.
One of these will be your default address book and searched first.
You probably want to move contacts and groups from the default address book to the (Fastmail) CardDAV address book

In summary, adding the Fastmail CardDAV address book should not hurt anything, but will not give you a single synced set of contacts and groups without additional steps.

26 Jul 2015, 02:42 PM	#1
camner Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 642	A question before connecting via CardDav... Before I connect my OS X address book to FM, I want to make sure I understand what is (and is not...) going to happen. My OS X address book is configured with a number of contact groups to which contacts are assigned (some contacts are assigned to multiple groups). 1. Am I correct that after enabling FM contacts via carddav that these groups will be preserved and carried over the FM address book? 2. What will happen to the existing contacts on FM? Will they now appear in my OS X (and iOS, since I sync my OS X contacts via iCloud to my iDevices) address book as uncategorized contacts? 3. My OS X address book sycs with multiple iCloud addresses...what is going to happen in that case when I link up via carddav to the FM contacts? Thanks for your help.

26 Jul 2015, 03:06 PM	#2
BritTim The "e" in e-mail Join Date: May 2003 Location: mostly in Thailand Posts: 3,095	This is what I understand: When you add the CardDAV address book, it is treated as completely separate from the default address book You will be able to see the contacts and groups from both address books. One of these will be your default address book and searched first. You probably want to move contacts and groups from the default address book to the (Fastmail) CardDAV address book In summary, adding the Fastmail CardDAV address book should not hurt anything, but will not give you a single synced set of contacts and groups without additional steps.