[Rtcomm] [Rtcomm] [Bug 5480] undo/un-merge merged contacts

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https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5480





------- Comment #21 from jamie at shareable.org  2009-12-06 20:16 GMT+3 -------
(In reply to comment #19)
> (In reply to comment #18)
> > (In reply to comment #17)
> > > For anyone (not just Linux users), here's what I've done:
> > > 
> > > 1. Create new Contact
> > > 2. Copy all perinent fields from old (botched) Contact manually
> > > 3. Delete old Contact
> 
> [...]
> 
> > Does that avoid the problem of IM contacts being deleted from IM servers, when
> > you delete the old (merged) contact?
> 
> 
> No. He must not delete the old contact in step #3 but just remove all non-IM
> fields in that contact and optionally rename it back to its original name.

That is not a solution if the merged contact has acquired IM fields for two
people.

>> Yes, as the info is retained in the new Contact(s).

Seems you disagree. (I'm still waiting on my N900, so cannot test).
Maybe it's ok.  Would be better to be able to delete individual IM contacts
from the phone that you still want to keep on the server, though.


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