IPod classic and firewire

Good afternnon ladies and gentlemen
Here is th efirst silly question of the season. Can anybody clarify for me if you can connect a new iPod classic to a mac via a firewire cable? Looking forward to the answers.
Cheers
Darren

No, you can't. iPods haven't supported firewire for syncing for several years now.

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