how to forward contacts with tasks in pop3 account?

[Nudrath]

when i forward contact from action button, the reciver is not able to get the
information in the activity tab (eg: tasks associated with the contact), both
sender and reciever uses pop3 accout.
note: The above, is possible in exchange

 

[Hollis D. Paul]

when i forward contact from action button, the reciver is not able to get the
information in the activity tab (eg: tasks associated with the contact), both
sender and reciever uses pop3 accout.
note: The above, is possible in exchange

Think about that. Those items are stored on your exchange server. Your
recipient is not on your exchange server, and can't log onto your exchange
server. How could a URL on the activities tab link to anything, especially when
only Outlook and Exchange interprets the special URL formatting?

You would have to write code that would parse the activities field, open each
task, save each task as a vcf text file or, perhaps an oft, then attach all the
vcf or oft files to the outgoing message. Then the receiver would have to have
code to reverse the sequence.

Hollis D. Paul [MVP - Outlook]
Mukilteo, WA USA

 

[Nudrath]

Firstly Thank you for your quick response!
I really can't justify, the solution did answer my question or not because i
am just above novice in computers. I would kindly request you to forword an
article or workaround or may be detail instructions to your respose, if you
dont mind doing that.

I am not able to figure out "when the contact with task included" can be
forwarded within the exchange environment to a fellow colleague, why can't I
send the "contact with task included" with a pop3 to a recievers pop3
account. Is that the design issue?

when i forward contact from action button, the reciver is not able to get the
information in the activity tab (eg: tasks associated with the contact), both
sender and reciever uses pop3 accout.
note: The above, is possible in exchange

Think about that. Those items are stored on your exchange server. Your
recipient is not on your exchange server, and can't log onto your exchange
server. How could a URL on the activities tab link to anything, especially when
only Outlook and Exchange interprets the special URL formatting?

You would have to write code that would parse the activities field, open each
task, save each task as a vcf text file or, perhaps an oft, then attach all the
vcf or oft files to the outgoing message. Then the receiver would have to have
code to reverse the sequence.

Hollis D. Paul [MVP - Outlook]
Mukilteo, WA USA

 

[Hollis D. Paul]

why can't I
send the "contact with task included" with a pop3 to a recievers pop3
account. Is that the design issue?

The design issue is that those included tasks are included by reference ,
not by value. You do not see the Exchange URL or Outlook ID field that
identifies the data item behind the name that appears in the activities
list. The Exchange URL or Outlook ID will not have any meaning in the
receivers system.

Here is an analogy. You send a gift basket to a friend, but wanting to
save shipping cost, the basket only contains cards that say 10 pounds of
triple cream brie from Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery store, 20 pounds of
Apples from Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery store, and 1 case of $10/bottle
California Merlot from Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery store. Now, Ralph's
Pretty Good Grocery store is the only grocery in your little home town.
Your friend lives in New Your City. What is he going to do with the
little cards that tell of what is available in Ralph's Pretty Good
Grocery store, which doesn't exist in New York City?

And no, I do not have an article or workaround that tells you how to do
all this. We usually just tell people who request this that it can't be
done. But, you can search through the coding examples at
www.outlook-code.com and www.slipstick.com, to see if anything has been
developed in recent history.

Hollis D. Paul [MVP - Outlook]
Mukilteo, WA USA