Addressbooks Synchronizer

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Hinweise:

In Thunderbird 78 hat sich das Format der Adressbuchdateien geändert (von .mab zu .sqlite). Nach einem Update von Thunderbird 68 auf Thunderbird 78 müssen daher einmalig die Adressbücher händisch hochgeladen werden (in den Einstellungen des Add-ons, Karteireiter 'Synchronisieren', 'Jetzt uploaden')!

In Thunderbird 91 ändert sich das Format der Adressbücher erneut. Unter Thunderbird 91 hochgeladene Adressbücher können in Thunderbird 78 nicht heruntergeladen werden!

Bei Wahl von 'Remote' für den Up-/Download bei 'Host:/Pfad:' ein Ziel wie im Webbrowser üblich eingeben, also z.B. 'https://host.domain.cc/pfad/zum/ordner'. Statt 'https' kann auch 'http' oder 'ftp' eingegeben werden. Aber dabei werden die Passwörter und Dateien unverschlüsselt übertragen. FTP wird in Thunderbird 91 nicht mehr unterstützt!

In Version 4.0 des Add-ons wurden die Funktionen 'Automatischer Upload alle x Minuten' und 'Automatischer Upload beim Beenden' durch die Funktion 'Automatischer Upload nach Änderungen' ersetzt. Mit einer kleinen, einstellbaren Verzögerung.

Für den schnellen Zugriff auf die Einstellungen kann man sich ein Icon in die Symbolleiste ziehen.


Hints:

Thunderbird 78 changes the format of addressbook files (from .mab to .sqlite). After an update from Thunderbird 68 to Thunderbird 78 you must do a one time upload of your addressbooks by hand (go to the add-ons settings, tab 'Synchronize', 'Upload now')!

Thunderbird 91 again changes the format of addressbook files. Addressbooks uploaded in Thunderbird 91 can't be downloaded in Thunderbird 78!

If you choose 'Remote' for up-/download please enter into the 'Host:/Path:' field a target just as in a webbrowser like 'https://host.domain.cc/path/to/folder'. Instead of 'https' you can use 'http' or 'ftp' but in this case password and addressbooks are transfered unencrypted. Support for FTP will be dropped in Thunderbird 91.

In version 4.0 of the add the functions 'automatic upload every x minutes' and 'automatic upload on exit' have been replaced with 'automatic upload after changes' with a small (customizable) delay.

To quickly access the options page you can drag an icon into the toolbar.

Synchronize Im-/Export Settings

Beschreibung

Synchronisiert ausgewählte Adressbücher

  • mit lokale Dateien (bzw. solchen auf Netzwerklaufwerken)
  • mit Dateien via FTP bzw. WebDAV (http oder https)
  • mit Dateien in einem IMAP Ordner

Es werden nur Adressbücher als ganzes ausgetauscht, es findet keine Synchronisierung der Inhalte statt!

ACHTUNG: Wenn der automatische Upload bei Programmende gewählt ist, sollte Thunderbird immer händisch geschlossen werden bevor man sich abmeldet oder den Rechner herunterfährt, andernfalls können Änderungen verloren gehen!

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Description

Synchronizes selected addressbooks

  • with local files (resp. files on network shares)
  • with files via FTP or WebDAV (http or https)
  • with files stored in an IMAP folder

Only addressbooks as a whole are exchanged. There is no synchronization of the content.

ATTENTION: If you enabled the automatic upload when thunderbird closes, be sure to stop thunderbird before you logoff or shutdown your computer or you might loose your changes!

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FAQ

Ich synchronisiere mehrere Rechner, aber nach dem Download sind immer nur die zuletzt hochgeladenen Änderungen vorhanden?
Addressbooks Synchronizer ist kein echtes Synchronisierungswerkzeug! Es werden lediglich die Adressbuchdateien als Ganzes ausgetauscht. Das letzte Hochladen überschreibt daher alle vorhergehenden Änderungen.
Ich habe auf einem Rechner ein Adressbuch zum Synchronisieren ausgewählt und hochgeladen. Aber auf anderen Rechner kann ich es nicht zum Synchronisieren auswählen, da es nicht in der Liste erscheint!
Es können nur Adressbücher zum Synchronisieren ausgewählt werden, die bereits auf dem lokalen Rechner vorhanden sind! Das Adressbuch muß einmal händisch heruntergeladen werden (im Karteireiter 'Import/Export'), danach kann sie zum Synchronisieren ausgewählt werden.
Warum wird ssh/scp nicht unterstützt?
Ich kann nur Protokolle unterstützen die Thunderbird anbietet. ssh/scp gehören leider nicht dazu.
 

FAQ

I'm synchronizing several computers, but after a download only the last uploaded changes are visible.
Addressbooks Synchronizer is not a real synchronizing tool! It justs exchanges the addressbook files as a whole. Therefore the last upload will overwrite all previous uploads.
I've choosen an addressbook for synchronization and uploaded it onto the server. But on other computers, i can't choose this addressbook for synchronization because it doesn't appear in the list.
An addressbook has to be already available on the local computer before it can be choosen for download. Please do an initial download on the 'import/export'-tab.
Could you please support ssh/scp?
Sorry, but i can only support protocols, which are supported by Thunderbird. And ssh/scp aren't.

Info

 

Info

 
   

Date Version  
07.05.2006 0.2.0 initial release
16.05.2006 0.2.1 Japanese localization (by Premier)
19.05.2006 0.3.0
  • fixed bug with multiple down-/uploads if multiple main windows are opened/closed
  • added an item in the tools-menu to access the options dialog
20.05.2006 0.3.1 fixed a bug with the masterpassword asked two times on startup
09.07.2006 0.4.0
  • Added a visible feedback of the generated URL used for up-/downloading
  • Added Toolbar Buttons for 'Upload/Download now'
  • Allow to send messages to the statusbar when downloading at startup
  • Dont show popup windows, if no addressbooks selected
  • Allow (initial) downloads of addressbooks
  • Allow synchronizing of the special addressbooks 'Personal Addressbook' and 'Collected Addresses'
  • French localization (by BatBat)
12.07.2006 0.4.1
  • Also allow Toolbar Buttons in the addressbook window
  • Fixed bug with naming addressbookfiles differently depending on saving to file or uploading to server
  • Dont show options window more than once
  • Allow single upload of addressbooks (simply forgotten yet :-)
12.07.2006 0.4.2 Fixed bug introduced in last-minute change in 0.4.1 :-(
23.08.2006 0.4.3
  • Fixed bug with missing maillists after import of addressbooks with names containing spaces
  • Fixed bug with not always synchronizing 'personal addressbook' and 'collected addresses' in multilanguage environments
  • Fixed bug with sometimes not syncronizing addressbooks if using local files
13.09.2006 0.5.0
  • Added sync via IMAP folders
  • Use system temporary folder for temporary files
  • Added synchronization policy 'Sync via addressbook files delete/recreate' (not available for the special addressbooks, normal policy uses 'Sync via delete/recreate of addressbooks entries')
  • Redone errormessages
  • Fixed bug with left behind empty addressbooks, if it has been created by import and the import failed
  • Added a mechnism to prevent concurrent up-/downloads
  • Rework of aborting up-/download
  • Remove temporary files
  • Fixed two bugs with file remove
  • Limit height of options dialog
16.09.2006 0.5.1
  • fixed bug with double errormessage if downloading with ftp
  • second click on 'cancel' now does a hard abort
  • handle offlinemode
20.09.2006 0.5.2
  • recognize more errors
  • fixed bug with missing const declarations for state handling
  • fixed bug with downloading not already existing addressbooks
  • reduce height of options dialog by using additional tabpanels
21.09.2006 0.5.3
  • fixed bug with errormessages when downloading via http(s)
  • added configuration value 'extensions.addressbookssync.delayautodownload' for problems with masterpassword asked two times
  • fixed bug with imap upload not finishing
30.09.2006 0.5.4
  • fixed a problem with external application launching when downloading with ftp
  • removed limitations on localization for de, en, fr
03.10.2006 0.5.4.1
  • make english the default localization
04.10.2006 0.5.4.2
  • Added czech translation (thanks to Jan Mertl)
04.10.2006 0.5.4.3
  • updated japanese translation (thanks to Premier)
04.11.2006 0.5.5
  • Added option to use POST instead of GET request when downloading via http(s)
06.11.2006 0.5.6
  • fixed bug with preference setting of external app handler
16.12.2006 0.5.7
  • More localizations
22.01.2007 0.6.0
  • Upload to IMAP folder should now work on Linux
  • Added some menu items to the context and the tools menu in the addressbook window
  • When uploading to IMAP folder always delete old addressbooks from folder
  • Single up-/download from the import/export tab in the settings now fully respects settings from the synchronize tab
  • fixed some minor bugs
  • added turkish localization
20.03.2007 0.7.0
  • reimplement the pre-0.6.0 imap-upload policy and make it selectable via a global option
  • added global option to be able to define addressbooks for up-/download separately
  • fixed two minor bugs
30.09.2007 0.8.0
  • Skip unnecessary up-/downloads of addressbooks when nothing has changed
30.09.2007 0.8.1
  • German property strings lost UTF-8 coding :-(
  • Fixed bug with uncatched exception when selecting an addressbook for the very first time
2.10.2007 0.8.1a2
  • Added two missing strings in german locale
3.11.2007 0.8.2
  • option to skip the check for the last modified time (= always up-/download)
  • option to disable _all_ upload functionality (for centrally managed addressbooks)
  • option to disable all popup windows (except for upload at programm end, where a minimized popup is needed)
  • enhanced status messages in the error console (or file <tmpdir>/AddressbookSynchronizer.log in case of upload at program end)
  • option for automatic up-/download at regular intervals
  • option to skip the 'overwrite?' message on download, in case the local addressbook has been recently changed
  • fixed Problem with http/ftp if name or password contains characters with special meanings to http
  • fixed problem with download from imap when addressbook has been uploaded base64 encoded
  • fixed some other things
16.12.2007 0.8.3
  • Fixed some bugs which might lead to garbled data after download from IMAP Folder
  • Fixed a bug which leads to missing settings after an update of thunderbird
  • Fixed some CR vs. CR-LF bugs in download from IMAP folder
  • Fixed a bug, where up-/downloading of a specified single addressbook didn't take place.
  • Fixed a bug which prevents thunderbird from exiting
23.1.2008 0.8.4
  • Fixed a problem with some localized addressbook names
  • Cleaned up some status messages
6.7.2008 0.9.0
  • Complete rewrite of the download-code. Should fix all problems with maillists!
  • Changes for the upcoming version 3 of Thunderbird
13.7.2008 0.9.1
  • Fixed some smalls issue which might lead to conflicts with other installed Add-Ons
16.7.2008 0.9.2
  • Fixed the missing toolbar buttons and two other small issues
17.8.2008 0.9.3
  • Updated for TB alpha shredder 2 (aka TB 3.0a2)
20.9.2008 0.9.4
  • Changed layout of the options dialog so it will better fit on small screens (Netbooks)
8.3.2009 0.9.5
  • Fixed two issues with TB3b2
  • Fixed problem with Icedove
9.3.2009 0.9.6
  • Fixed a problem with Seamonkey 2.0a3
30.7.2009 0.9.7
  • The external filenames used in up-/downloading may now be changed via a context menu in the options dialog
  • It is now possible to download LDIF-Files (just set the external filename as *.ldif, see above. On uploading however, a .mab file is uploaded!)
  • Fixed a lot of bugs
  • Compatible with TB3b3 and TB3b4pre, Eudora and Postbox(1.0b13)
11.10.2009 0.9.8
  • Fixed a bug which sometimes prevents deleting of addressbook entries after downloading this addressbook
  • Fixed a bug with TB3b where it is not correctly recognized, that an addressbook has been changed
29.11.2009 0.9.9
  • Fixed bug in options dialog when no imap folder has yet been choosen
2.12.2009 0.9.10
  • Fixed 'NS_ERROR_FILE_INVALID_PATH' bug when loading addressbooks from imap server
18.4.2010 0.9.11
  • Finally fixed the 'Automatic upload at exit' (I believe that this is working in all cases. But it should be consired experimental! Please send me a mail in case of problems)
  • Fixed a lot of other small bugs
  • Fixed problems for TB3.1b1, TB3.2a1 and SM2.1a1
3.5.2010 0.10.0
  • Fixed multiple problems with timestamp check of addressbooks
28.6.2010 0.10.1
  • Due to a bug in the installation settings versions 0.9.2 to 0.10.0 will probably not automatically update to this version! This is now fixed. Please download and install this version manually.
  • Fixed a problem with TB3.2a1
  • Autoupload at program exit to imap folder currently does not work in SM2.1a1
30.6.2010 0.10.2
  • Fixed a bug with file permissions when using the "delete and recreate addressbooks"-policy on download
7.8.2010 0.10.3
  • Fixed problem with option 'Use statusbar when automatic download at startup'
22.8.2010 0.10.4
  • Fixed a problem where addressbooks are uploaded when it's not necessary
3.10.2010 0.10.5
  • Fixed a problem when downloading the standard addressbooks using policy=file
8.2.2011 0.10.6
  • Fixed issues for TB3.3
13.3.2011 0.10.7
  • Allow readonly imap folders to be selected (for download only :-)
  • Show correct error message with illegal imap folders
21.6.2011 1.0.0
  • Bump up to version 1.0.0 for Thunderbird 5!
7.8.2011 1.0.1
  • Fixed some Problems with Thunderbird 6 and 7 as well as SeaMonkey 2.3 and 2.4
9.8.2011 1.0.2
  • Fixed a problem with download when using the 'Synchronize via deleting and recreating of addressbooks' policy
  • Fixed two small issues with TB8/SM2.5
28.9.2011 1.0.3
  • Fixed two issues with ldif import
9.11.2011 1.0.4
  • Fixed problem which leads to a hang-up of TB on MacOS
  • Allow empty username/password
  • Fixed problem for TB8
19.1.2013 1.0.5
  • Fixed some uncatched errors
  • Fixed problem for TB20
26.5.2013 1.0.6
  • Some fixes for upcoming TB versions
13.9.2013 1.0.7
  • Fixed problem with bogus 'File does not exist' message in options dialog
30.11.2013 1.0.8
  • Fixed problem with TB26
3.2.2014 1.0.9
  • Fixed reference to external localization file
16.2.2014 1.0.10
  • Fixed bug for SeaMonkey
3.4.2014 1.1.0
  • Fixed Problem for TB30
  • Removed Support for TB2 and TB3.x
3.5.2014 1.1.1
  • Fixed bug which sometimes prevents recognition of changes in addressbooks
  • Fixed bug where upload to local directories are performed even if not necessary
4.5.2014 1.1.2
  • Fixed bug which prevents options dialog from working on fresh install (introduced in 1.1.0 :-()
  • Fixed some warnings
  • Cleanup code
2.11.2014 1.1.3
  • Fixed some problems with non-latin charsets (probably more to do)
29.6.2015 1.1.4
  • Fixed issue with TB38
6.3.2017 1.1.5
  • Fixed issue with TB52
19.4.2017 1.1.6
  • Fixed problem with other add-ons (BirdieSync)
11.8.2017 1.1.7
  • Fixed issues with upcoming TB55 and 56
18.9.2017 1.1.8
  • Fixed bug with comparing time when download from imap folder
21.9.2017 1.1.9
  • Fixed bug when downloading a single addressbook via IMAP which does not already exists
  • Correct check of timestamps when downloading via imap
25.10.2017 1.1.10
  • Last fix for timestamp check
  • Replaced deprecated functions
29.12.2017 1.2.0
  • Fixed issues for TB57-59
25.01.2018 1.2.1
  • Fixed multiple issues with ldif download
27.04.2018 1.2.2
  • Fixed bug when downloading a new local or remote addressbook
  • Fixed minor issue for TB60
3.9.2019 1.2.3
  • Prepared to update to 2.0.0, if TB68 is installed
3.9.2019 2.0.0
  • Changed to mailextension, only runs on TB68 and beyond
19.9.2019 1.2.4
  • Fixed bug, introduced in version 1.2.3 :-(
28.9.2019 2.0.1
  • Fixed missing toolbar icons
  • Fixed multiline text in status popups
13.12.2019 2.1b2
  • Preliminary support for new addressbook format (.sqlite instead of .mab) for TB>=71
31.12.2019 2.0.2
  • Fixed some problems with timebased up-/download, especially at program exit
31.12.2019 2.1b3
  • Fixed some problems with timebased up-/download, especially at program exit
  • Added the ability to migrate addressbooks from old .mab to new .sqlite format
25.1.2020 2.1b4
  • Fixed some issues for TB>=73. Only runs on TB73!
16.7.2020 2.1b5
  • Added a toolbarbutton. Use 'View>Toolbars>Customize...' ('Ansicht>Symbolleisten>Anpassen...') to get it.
  • Fixed some issues for TB78. Only runs on TB78 and beyond!
17.7.2020 2.1b6
  • Added menu entries to tools menu and context menus in the addressbook window
18.7.2020 2.1b7
  • Fixed numerous bugs with uninitialized preferences after fresh install
19.7.2020 2.1b8
  • Fixed bug which might crash TB if autoupload on exit is enabled
  • Fixed other minor things
19.7.2020 2.1b9
  • Allow to use the 'X' Icon to close TB if using the autoupload on exit function (uses a hidden window!)
23.8.2020 2.1b10
  • Fix download on rightclick in addressbook window
1.9.2020 2.1b11
  • Fix duplicate of maillists on download
  • Fixed bug where addressbook not marked as changed, if card removed from a maillist
  • Disable context menuitems on maillists in addressbook window
1.9.2020 2.0.3
  • Fixed bug where addressbook not marked as changed, if card removed from a maillist
10.9.2020 3.0
  • Version 2.1b11 becomes final release for TB78
13.9.2020 3.1
  • Show waning if user uses an insecure protocol (ftp or http) for remote synchronization
  • Cleaned up the code
28.9.2020 3.2
  • Fixed problem with status window
  • Fixed problem with autodownload at start with IMAP
  • Fixed missing defaults after fresh installation
  • Colorize selected IMAP folder
4.10.2020 3.3
  • Fixed some issues for TB>=81
  • Fixed some minor issues
26.10.2020 3.4
  • Fixed issue with some preferences not persisted
8.11.2020 3.5
  • Fixed bug where options tab gets unusable under special circumstances
  • Fixed possible issue when more than one addressbooks are up-/downloaded
13.11.2020 3.6
  • Fixed bug with remote download when server does not send 'Last-Modified' header
  • Always show errors in the error console
  • Mark illegal IMAP folder (eg. a deleted folder) in the options dialog
  • Sort IMAP folders in options dialog
  • New folder icons
15.11.2020 3.7
  • Fix bug with imap upload if using temporary file
  • Workaround a strange error on linux
16.11.2020 3.8
  • Wait for the entry of the master password before the 'download on startup' is carried out
  • Fixed bug with extracting the date of an addressbook stored in imap folder
4.12.2020 3.9
  • Fixed bug where 'download at start' sometimes failed
11.12.2020 3.10
  • Add support for port number on remote synchronization
23.12.2020 3.11
  • Fixed bug if no port number was entered on remote synchronization
6.1.2021 3.12
  • Fixed possible problem with loading preferences
  • On 'download on start' with IMAP wait until password available
  • Date/Time in messages now localized
16.1.2021 3.13
  • Fixed multiple issues on MacOS/Linux
22.1.2021 3.14
  • Show warning if add-on hits bug 1684327
20.3.2021 3.15
  • Fixed issue for TB88
  • Fixed typos in localization files
3.4.2021 3.16
  • Fixed issue for TB88
13.4.2021 3.17
  • Fixed more issues for TB8x
1.5.2021 3.18
  • Show deprecation warning if FTP is used for synchronization
  • Fixed more issues for TB8x
6.5.2021 3.19
  • Fix possible issue with automatic download at start
11.6.2021 3.20
  • Fix bug when "Select addressbooks for up- and downloads separately" is selected
23.8.2021 3.21
  • Fix issues for TB91
20.9.2021 3.22
  • Fix issue with 'Automatic download on exit'
21.9.2021 3.23
  • Fix possible problem with 'Automatic download on start'
13.11.2021 3.24
  • Fix possible problem with add-on update if 'Automatic upload on exit' is enabled
16.12.2021 4.0
  • Replaced the 'automatic upload every x minutes' and 'automatic upload on exit' with 'automatic upload after changes' with a small (customizable) delay.
  • Fixed double prompt for password if IMAP download at start and no password is stored
  • Added toolbar buttons to legacy addressbook window (use 'customize' to get them)
  • Exclude carddav/tbsync addressbooks
  • Fixed some issues on MacOS
  • Fixed issues if TB is updated from version 68 to 91
19.12.2021 4.1
  • Fixed bug where upload via addressbook context menu not working
20.12.2021 4.2
  • Fixed bug with status window on TB78
9.1.2022 4.3
  • Do not automatically upload address books (especially the history) if only the (hidden) property 'PopularityIndex' of a card has changed
13.2.2022 4.4
  • Fixed bug when manually loading an addressbook
24.4.2022 4.5
  • Implemented a silent install. Ask the author on how to use it
  • Fixed some minor issues
  • Fixed an issue for TB94
27.6.2022 4.6
  • Fixed issues for TB102 (mainly the new addressbook UI)
4.2.2023 4.7
  • Fixed issues with dark theme
  • Disable upload item in action button menu if no upload functionality
  • Remove backupfiles in profile directory
  • Remove orphaned preferences
  • Implement download by replacing the database file, only TB>=91. Use it for very large addressbooks
23.3.2023 4.8
  • Fixed issues for TB111 (Supernova)
  • Fixed some minor issues
25.5.2023 4.9
  • Fixed a timing problem (tempfile(s) sometimes deleted too early)
  • Fixed issue for TB114
18.8.2023 4.10
  • Fixed issues for TB116/117
2.11.2023 4.11
  • Fixed an issue which prevents imap upload to some providers (mainly outlook.com)

Download latest 1.x for TB60
Download latest 2.0.x for TB68
Download latest 4.x for TB78/91/102/115
Klick mit rechter Maustaste und 'Ziel speichern unter' wählen. Dann in Thunderbird 'Extras/Erweiterungen' und 'Installieren'
Use rightclick to save file, then go to the 'Add-Ons' tab in Thunderbird to install


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