Entourage 2008 Public folder calendar anomaly/bug?

[Wessel]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Processor: Power PC
Email Client: Exchange

It seems that there is an issue with setting up meetings out of a public folder calendar. We are using Exchange 2007, and have the latest SP and updates on the client. If you set up a meeting request out of the shared public folder calendar (utilizing your exchange account), and you invite yourself along with others, it will send it out to everyone but it will not send it to your local email and calendar. It did and still does work with Entourage 2004 and Exchange 2007. Possible bug? It doesn't seem like the most important thing in the world however our Photo Studio sets up meetings in the shared calendar and sometimes invite themselves so it is in their Exchange calendar. Any ideas?

 

[William Smith]

It seems that there is an issue with setting up meetings out of a
public folder calendar. We are using Exchange 2007, and have the
latest SP and updates on the client. If you set up a meeting request
out of the shared public folder calendar (utilizing your exchange
account), and you invite yourself along with others, it will send it
out to everyone but it will not send it to your local email and
calendar. It did and still does work with Entourage 2004 and Exchange
2007. Possible bug? It doesn't seem like the most important thing in
the world however our Photo Studio sets up meetings in the shared
calendar and sometimes invite themselves so it is in their Exchange
calendar. Any ideas?

Public folder calendars can't invite people. People can invite people.

Are you sure the persons sending the meeting invites aren't already
getting the invites put on their own calendars?

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bill

William M. Smith, Microsoft Interop MVP - Mac/Windows
Entourage Help Page <http://entourage.mvps.org/>
Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>
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[Wessel]

Public folder calendars can't invite people. People can invite people.

Are you sure the persons sending the meeting invites aren't already
getting the invites put on their own calendars?

--

bill

William M. Smith, Microsoft Interop MVP - Mac/Windows
Entourage Help Page
Entourage Help Blog
YouTalk

No, the funny thing is it sends an email to the user's account but it isn't an invite, but more just infomrational. This did work in the version 2004 because my photo studio has reverted back and continues to work this way. It appears to be just a 2008 issue. If this is a bug and cannot be resolved I may have to look into re-thinking this process for them.

Brian