Rails - Dec 2010 - cardmagic / contacts to import email contacts (GMAIL,Y!, etc...)

Hello, I''m looking for a solution to allow users to import their
contact lists. The Contacts Gem seems to be the only solution out
there.

Is it correct that the contacts gem screen scrapes and doesn''t use the
provider''s APIs to import email addresses? If so, why? Why not use the
APIs?

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CuriousNewbie wrote in post #969121:
> Hello, I''m looking for a solution to allow users to import their
> contact lists. The Contacts Gem seems to be the only solution out
> there.
I''ve heard of the Blackbook gem, but I don''t know if
it''s still
maintained.
>
> Is it correct that the contacts gem screen scrapes and doesn''t use
the
> provider''s APIs to import email addresses? If so, why? Why not use
the
> APIs?
Why not check the source?

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