A Conduit is a specialized program that channels data between
your computer and your handheld. The
gnome-pilot package includes several, and
you can also install additional conduits such as those for
Ximian Evolution.
Each configured handheld may have its own set of conduits and
conduit settings.
If a conduit is disabled, that type of data will be ignored when
you HotSync. If a conduit is enabled, its data will be
synchronized according to its settings. To enable or disable a
conduit, select it and click the Enable or
Disable button on the right side of the list
of conduits.
To edit the settings, select a conduit and click the
Settings... button.  Each conduit will have
at least two settings: an Action to perform
whenever you synchronize, and a One Time
Action, performed only the next time you synchronize.
Not all conduits will have all of actions. The list of possible
actions is:
Disabled
Do nothing.
Synchronize
Ensure that data is the same in both places, copying new
data from the pilot to the desktop, and from the desktop to the
computer.
Copy to pilot
Copy all data from the desktop to the pilot. New data
added on the pilot will not be copied back up to the desktop.
Copy from pilot
Copy all data from the pilot to the desktop. New data
added on the desktop will not be copied down to the pilot.
Other settings may be available as well, including Conduit
Priority, which determines the order in which conduits will be
used, and Sync Private Records, which
determines whether to copy private information as well as public, or
just the public data.
