Microsoft offers a hotfix for Outlook 2000 to improve its compatibility with
iCal/vCal 2.0 meeting requests. See
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823199 . Alternatively, have Outlook
2002/2003 senders avoid using reminders in the meeting requests they send to
Outlook 2000 recipients.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
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Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
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> I've been having a problem lately in setting-up meeting and /or
> appointment
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> Is there any problem perhaps in the decoding of the message? Please help.