It's a "standard" for exchanging calendar items across dissimilar systems. Exchange/Outlook uses one form by default, but the *nix world seems to be running with the Anything-but-Microsoft iCalendar. Outlook2000 and later (definitely in XP) will send in iCal format.
If you have OutlookXP, open a calendar item and select the Action menu - you'll see Forward as iCalendar. I know most of the newer *nix PIMs support it. Its similar to how vCard has become a universal contact format. ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Peregrine Systems Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Allison Wittstock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 11:03 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: OT(?) Exchange appointments viewed with > Non-Outlook client > > > Hi Roger, > > What are iCalendar appointments? > > Thanks, > AW > > On Wed, 20 Feb 2002, you wrote: > > You need to force those users to get iCalendar appointments rather > > than the default. I just don't know how to do it globally (or en > > masse) > > > > Roger > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > > Sr. Systems Administrator > > Peregrine Systems > > Atlanta, GA > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Allison Wittstock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 11:52 AM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: Re: OT(?) Exchange appointments viewed with > > > Non-Outlook client > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Outlook isn't the answer since we are using Linux. In any > > > case, if it is so important, I will install Outlook onto a > > > VMware Windows 98 VM, and create him an Exchange user just > > > for these appointments. I was just wondering how someone > > > else handled this problem. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Allison > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 18 Feb 2002, you wrote: > > > > I tried at one site. Could not find anything really easy > > > for the users > > > > to use. Outlook is the answer. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Allison Wittstock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 9:23 AM > > > > Subject: OT(?) Exchange appointments viewed with Non-Outlook > > > > client > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hallo, > > > > > > > > > > I am hoping someone has experience with non-Outlook > > > clients. When my > > > > Exchange > > > > > (2000) users send an appointment to my non-Exchange > > > users, only the > > > > > code I pasted below is viewable by the user. I have > tried with > > > > > Netscape 4.x and Netscape 6.x. The user prefers to > use Netscape. > > > > > I've already told him to > > > > try a > > > > > different client with no success. Outlook is also out of the > > > > > question. Having the "accept/decline" buttons isn't very > > > important, > > > > > only veing able > > > > to > > > > > view the appointment details is. > > > > > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > Allison W. > > > > > inubit AG > > > > > > > > > > *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* > > > > > > > > > > Betreff: Termine > > > > > Datum: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 15:43:03 +0100 > > > > > Von: "Exchange User" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > An: "Netscape Mail client User" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > BEGIN:VCALENDAR > > > > > METHOD:REQUEST > > > > > PRODID:Microsoft CDO for Microsoft Exchange > > > > > VERSION:2.0 > > > > > BEGIN:VTIMEZONE > > > > > TZID:Sarajevo/Warsaw/Zagreb > > > > > X-MICROSOFT-CDO-TZID:2 > > > > > BEGIN:STANDARD > > > > > DTSTART:16010101T030000 > > > > > TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 > > > > > TZOFFSETTO:+0100 > > > > > RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;WKST=MO;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU > > > > > END:STANDARD > > > > > BEGIN:DAYLIGHT > > > > > DTSTART:16010101T020000 > > > > > TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 > > > > > TZOFFSETTO:+0200 > > > > > RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;WKST=MO;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU > > > > > END:DAYLIGHT > > > > > END:VTIMEZONE > > > > > BEGIN:VEVENT > > > > > DTSTAMP:20020208T144738Z > > > > > DTSTART;TZID="Sarajevo/Warsaw/Zagreb":20020211T110000 > > > > > SUMMARY:Abstimmung Entwicklung > > > > > > > > > > > > > UID:040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000E062DEEEB7B0C10100000000 > > > 00 > > > > 00000 > > > > > 010000000047AD277650E2D41BD607CDA563DE8C7 > > > > > > > > > ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=NEEDS-ACTION;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Ne > > > > > tscape > > > > > Mail Client User":MAILTO:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ORGANIZER;CN="Exchange > > > User":MAILTO:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > > > > DTEND;TZID="Sarajevo/Warsaw/Zagreb":20020211T120000 > > > > > DESCRIPTION:Themen:\N* Termine\N* > > > > > -> \N* grobe Zeitplanung\N > > > > > SEQUENCE:0 > > > > > PRIORITY:5 > > > > > CLASS: > > > > > CREATED:20020208T144304Z > > > > > LAST-MODIFIED:20020208T144304Z > > > > > STATUS:CONFIRMED > > > > > TRANSP:OPAQUE > > > > > X-MICROSOFT-CDO-BUSYSTATUS:BUSY X-MICROSOFT-CDO-INSTTYPE:0 > > > > > X-MICROSOFT-CDO-INTENDEDSTATUS:BUSY > > > > > X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE X-MICROSOFT-CDO-IMPORTANCE:1 > > > > > BEGIN:VALARM > > > > > ACTION:DISPLAY > > > > > DESCRIPTION:REMINDER > > > > > TRIGGER;RELATED=START:-PT00H15M00S > > > > > END:VALARM > > > > > END:VEVENT > > > > > END:VCALENDAR > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > List posting FAQ: > http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > > > Archives: > http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > List posting FAQ: > http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > > Archives: > http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
