Outlook 2003-2000 Calendar Compatibility

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EzBulka@gmail.com - 21 Dec 2004 16:14 GMT

My supervisor has been sending me Calendar events from his Outlook 2003
to my Outlook 2000 and instead of coming in as a Calendar event it
comes in as a plain text email with the full source of the event -
basically a bunch of mumbo-jumbo. Anybody know how to fix this? Or
(since we're talking Microsoft) IF it can be fixed?

Thanks

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 21 Dec 2004 16:39 GMT

There is a known incompatiblity between Outlook 2000 and later versions
related to reminders on meeting requests sent in iCalendar (aka iCal)
format. To resolve this issue, do one of the following:

-- Contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the Outlook 2000
post-SP3 hotfix described in this article:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823199

-- Tell the senders to remove any reminder before sending you an iCal
meeting request.

-- Tell the senders to send to you in native Outlook meeting request (RTF)
format, not as iCal.

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> My supervisor has been sending me Calendar events from his Outlook 2003
> to my Outlook 2000 and instead of coming in as a Calendar event it
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> Thanks

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EzBulka@gmail.com - 21 Dec 2004 17:28 GMT

Thanks for the reply. The calendar event was sent as a vCalendar, not
iCalendar. Is there a difference?

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 21 Dec 2004 17:32 GMT

Not really. iCalendar = vCalendar version 2.0 or later

Also note: The newsgroup interface you are using apparently does not quote
earlier messages in the thread, making your latest message so short on
detail that you risk not getting the answer you're looking for. Please take
the time to quote the original message.

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> Thanks for the reply. The calendar event was sent as a vCalendar, not
> iCalendar. Is there a difference?

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