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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Offline working, and synchronising online</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Let me apologise in advance if this is a stupid
question for this group. I am not a developer I work in International
Development and Humanitarian assistance, in Africa Asia and Latin
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You may be aware that Africa still has terrible
connections. Yet many people are using computers in remote areas to swap
important information. They often use public centres, called
Telecentres. A Telecentre is offline for most of the day but can go online
for a short burst if required. The telecentre is both a means to get
international data from the web and email, but also to swap local data
(content) between users. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is it possible to run a (Java based) CMS on a
personal PC or network (of slow crap computers) such that the user works offline
in a browser getting the same cached experience as though they were on the
net, and then having entered content for the dbase, once a day the centre goes
online and synchronises its dbase with one held on a server, uploading the new
data added by its own users, and getting data (to be cached) from the server for
its own use offline.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I can see how I could run a CMS on a PC but is the
module or code available for the synchornising? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If the synchronising bit is not really available -
how much would a developer charge to create such a system?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hope its not too dumb a question- please
dont shout at me if I am using the wrong lanuage on some detail :)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Simon</FONT></DIV>
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