Can not open .vfb file with ie

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Eric Hela - 30 Nov 2005 22:23 GMT

I am testing free/busy calendering options with outlook2002 running on XP SP2
and trying to open .vfb file with ie Version 6 SP2. I have configured the
free/busy calender following the instructions by microsoft on
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=291621

When I open the .vfb file, I get the following rubbish:
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook 10.0 MIMEDIR//EN
VERSION:2.0
METHOD:PUBLISH
BEGIN:VFREEBUSY
ORGANIZER:/o=OTML/ou=First Administrative
Group/cn=Recipients/cn=HAIE03620923
DTSTAMP:20051128T223936Z
DTSTART:20051031T140000Z
DTEND:20051231T140000Z
FREEBUSY:20051106T213000Z/20051106T223000Z
FREEBUSY:20051113T213000Z/20051113T223000Z
FREEBUSY:20051114T210000Z/20051114T220000Z
FREEBUSY:20051120T213000Z/20051120T223000Z
FREEBUSY:20051124T063000Z/20051124T070000Z
FREEBUSY:20051127T213000Z/20051127T223000Z
FREEBUSY:20051128T140000Z/20051129T140000Z
FREEBUSY:20051204T213000Z/20051204T223000Z
FREEBUSY:20051205T140000Z/20051206T140000Z
FREEBUSY:20051211T213000Z/20051211T223000Z
FREEBUSY:20051212T140000Z/20051213T140000Z
FREEBUSY:20051215T220000Z/20051215T223000Z
FREEBUSY:20051218T213000Z/20051218T223000Z
FREEBUSY:20051219T140000Z/20051220T140000Z
FREEBUSY:20051225T213000Z/20051225T223000Z
FREEBUSY:20051226T140000Z/20051227T140000Z
END:VFREEBUSY
END:VCALENDAR

Please, someone help me. what is wrong here.

thanks

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 30 Nov 2005 22:27 GMT

That's not rubbish at all. That's exactly the data that an .ifb file contains. It is not intended to be a human-readable file. The "How to Plan a Meeting" topic on the page you cited explains how Outlook uses the data to display free/busy information in a meeting request.

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>I am testing free/busy calendering options with outlook2002 running on XP SP2
> and trying to open .vfb file with ie Version 6 SP2. I have configured the
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> thanks

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Eric Hela - 01 Dec 2005 03:38 GMT

Ok, Im sorry. But my point is, I can not open it with the internet browser.
I'm I wrong in trying open in internet explorer?

> That's not rubbish at all. That's exactly the data that an .ifb file contains. It is not intended to be a human-readable file. The "How to Plan a Meeting" topic on the page you cited explains how Outlook uses the data to display free/busy information in a meeting request.
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> > thanks

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 01 Dec 2005 12:49 GMT

Yes, you are wrong in trying to use IE to open the .vfb file. Did you read the topic I suggested?

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> Ok, Im sorry. But my point is, I can not open it with the internet browser.
> I'm I wrong in trying open in internet explorer?
>
>> That's not rubbish at all. That's exactly the data that an .ifb file contains. It is not intended to be a human-readable file. The "How to Plan a Meeting" topic on the page you cited explains how Outlook uses the data to display free/busy information in a meeting request.

>> >I am testing free/busy calendering options with outlook2002 running on XP SP2
>> > and trying to open .vfb file with ie Version 6 SP2. I have configured the
[quoted text clipped - 34 lines]
>> >
>> > thanks

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