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  • Release 6.22.0: Allow distributionlist members without e-mail address

    Distribution List handling
    ==========================

    In order to use the existing distribution lists for the CardDAV interface, some
    changes have been implemented regarding the distribution list handling. This
    document describes those changes.


    Terms and Definitions
    ---------------------

    (a) Contact
    A contact is a container object for addressbook-related properties. A contact is
    uniquely identified by a combination of its context-, folder- and object-ID.

    (b) Distribution List
    A distribution list is a collection of address entries (members). Each address
    entry represents either another Contact, or only an e-mail address and
    optionally a name, a so called One-Off address entry.

    (c) One-Off Address Entry
    A One-Off address entry is an independant address, i.e. an address aentry that
    does not represent another existing contact.

    (d) Distribution List Member
    A distribution list member is an address entry of a distribution list.


    Usage of folder IDs
    -------------------

    Until now, only the context- and object-IDs were used by distribution lists to
    identify a referenced contact. From now on, also the folder-ID is used. This is
    necessary to support different contact storages in the future. Therefore, the
    new field folder_id (type String) is introduced for the Distribution
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