invitations are garbage to recipients

F

Frank

Why are my invitees getting garbage in the invite?

Heres what they get...

Return-Path: {removed}
Received: from {removed} by
{removed} (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with
ESMTP id I1IW9Y00.6BZ; Tue, 27 Jul 2004
14:20:22 -0400
Reply-To: {removed}
From: {removed}
To: {removed}
Subject: {removed}
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 14:18:21 -0400
Message-ID: <!~!{removed}>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/calendar; method=REQUEST;
charset="utf-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441
thread-index: AcR0BhgcCZlt28llTtmhD1YfHetLHw==
Disposition-Notification-To: {removed}

BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook 11.0 MIMEDIR//EN
VERSION:2.0 METHOD:REQUEST BEGIN:VEVENT ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-
PARTICIPANT;RSVP=TRUE:MAILTO:{removed}
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;RSVP=TRUE:MAILTO:{removed}
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;RSVP=TRUE:MAILTO:{removed}
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;RSVP=TRUE:MAILTO:{removed}
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;RSVP=TRUE:MAILTO:{removed}
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;RSVP=TRUE:MAILTO:{removed}
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;RSVP=TRUE:MAILTO:{removed}
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;RSVP=TRUE:MAILTO:{removed}
ORGANIZER:MAILTO:{removed}
DTSTART:20040728T180000Z
DTEND:20040728T190000Z
LOCATION:{removed}
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SEQUENCE:0
UID:040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E008000000004095C190E473C40
10000000000000000100
00000997551AABDC09342BF2C04FAD3412AC6
DTSTAMP:20040727T181819Z
DESCRIPTION:When: Wednesday\, July 28\, 2004 2:00 PM-3:00
PM (GMT-05:00)
Eastern Time (US & Canada).\nWhere: Training
Room\n\n*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*\n\n{removed}\n
SUMMARY:{removed}
PRIORITY:5
X-MICROSOFT-CDO-IMPORTANCE:1
CLASS:pUBLIC
BEGIN:VALARM
TRIGGER:pT15M
ACTION:DISPLAY
DESCRIPTION:Reminder
END:VALARM
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
 
S

Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

That's not garbage at all. It's a perfectly valid meeting request written
with the iCalendar Internet standard format.

You neglected to mention your Outlook version. My guess is that it's Outlook
2000, which has a compatibility issue with reminders in iCal items. See
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823199 for information on the hotfix you
can get by calling Microsoft Product Support Services.
 
F

Frank

Actually Im on 2003. The recipients are on 2000 SP-3.
But not all 2000 users get this. Some actually get the
correct format.
If I turn off iCal, then those that got the text below get
an e-mail note but it does not add to their calendar.
 
S

Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

If you omit the reminder, Outlook 2000 recipients should have no problem
with iCal items that you send.

The alternative is to turn off iCal on your end and mark the recipients'
addresses for rich-text format so that they get full Outlook items instead.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
S

Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

Double-click the email address and check the box for rich-text format.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
G

Guest

Every time I send? Yuk!
-----Original Message-----
Double-click the email address and check the box for rich- text format.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers






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Click to expand...
 
F

Frank

Not only Yuk, but I don't know which recipients are
affected by this issue. So Turning the reminder off will
fix this bug?
 
S

Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

yes, not sending a reminder avoids the incompatibility for everyone.
 
S

Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

No, if you do this in the record in your Contacts folder, you'll have to do
it only once.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
F

Frank

I cant find the place to change it in the contact record.
Properties does not list it. Its not listed on any of the
tabbed pages (General, Details, Activities, Certificates,
All Fields)
 
S

Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

What change are you referring to? The Outlook version might help, too.
 
F

Frank

Earlier in the thread...
What change are you referring to?
Click to expand...
"Double-click the email address and check the box for rich-
text format."
No such check box exists for any contact. The only way I
can find to do this is once I have invited the contact
then clicking the contact in the address list.

The Outlook version might help, too.
"2003" specifically, (11.5608.5606) Part of Ms Of Pr Ed
2003. Some of the recipients are on 2000 SP-3.
 
S

Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

For contacts in your Contacts folder, open the contact, then double-click
the email address.

For one-time recipients not in your Contacts, double-click the underlined
name in the meeting request.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
F

Frank

That works but the option is disabled.
What now?
-----Original Message-----
For contacts in your Contacts folder, open the contact, then double-click
the email address.

For one-time recipients not in your Contacts, double- click the underlined
name in the meeting request.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers






.
Click to expand...
 
S

Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

If you want to send Outlook-format meeting requests to the recipient, rather
than iCalendar-format, you must enable the rich-text format box for that
person's email address.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
G

Guest

But how do I enable that option?
-----Original Message-----
If you want to send Outlook-format meeting requests to the recipient, rather
than iCalendar-format, you must enable the rich-text format box for that
person's email address.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers






.
Click to expand...
 
S

Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

You need to use the procedures that I described earlier. You said "the
option is disabled" but you didn't say which procedure you were using.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
F

Frank

I opened the contact. I double clicked on the e-mail
address. The dialog box has several tabbed sections. The
first tabbed section "General" (others incl Organization
Phone/Notes and E-MailAddress) has a check box at the
bottom "Always send to this recipient in Microsoft
Exchange rich text format" however, it is disabled and I
cannot activate this check box.
Is this the check box you were talking about?
Its the only one I've found so far.
 
S

Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

Sounds like that contact is an entry in your organization's Global Address
List for Exchange. If it is an external recipient, the Exchange
administrator will have to make that change.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 

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