Public Folder calendar shows hash marks instead of busy dates

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Buck LeRoy

we created two public folders as type calendar for
scheduling conference room times. when users go to
schedule a time for this resource it's schedule shows up
as hash marks. anyone know how to correct this? default
perms on these pub folders is "author".
 
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Sue Mosher [MVP]

This is normal behavior. Public folders do not expose free/busy information except in a group schedule in Outlook 2002 or later.
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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
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Buck LeRoy

Ok, so i now created two email accounts such
as "confroom1" and "confroom2" and that shows busy times
in the add new schedule when selecting these addresses. i
was wanting these email accounts when selected to auto
update the public folder too but that doesn't work.

is there a better way to setup scheduling for resources
like conference rooms using outllog 2002/msx5.5 ?

where is the "group schedule" if you don't mind me asking?

-----Original Message-----
This is normal behavior. Public folders do not expose
free/busy information except in a group schedule in
Outlook 2002 or later.
 
S

Sue Mosher [MVP]

You don't need the public folder if you have set up a mailbox for each resource. (But you can invite the public folder if you like -- it has its own email address.)

You can experience the group schedule feature for yourself by going to your Calendar folder and choosing Actions | View Group Schedules.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 

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