"Smart Groups" in Address Book not syncing to the iPhone

"Smart Groups" in Address Book not syncing to the iPhone
Normal Groups sync but smart groups do not.
Anyone else have this issue or know of a fix?
Thanks.

This same concept applies to syncing two macs via .Mac
The method I use for iPhone is this.
Define your smart group as needed.
Define a read group with a similar or convenient name.
From time to time drag your whole smart group to the real group.
The real group is the one that then syncs to your iPhone.
As a safety factor, I usually clear all entries from my real group before I drag over the updated smart group.
Anyway, this is simple and works well.
Hope that helps.

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In article <[email protected]>, Btippett wrote:
> One iPhone
> syncs email and calendar but does not receive any of the users address
> books (there are two that should sync).
I am assuming they are both selected in the GMS webadmin for this user,
if not check there first.
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http://www.novell.com/documentation/...ob2_guide_admi
n/data/admin_mgt_mcheck.html
if still having a problem,
Export the contents of one of the address books, import it to new
address book, and sync it.
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