ICal meeting requests

[Don Gollahon]

I would like to send all emails as HTML except meeting requests. I want
meeting requests to send as Rich Text Format so meetings will transfer
properly. Is there a way to do this?

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Don Gollahon
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ICQ#: 115831669
"What in Eternity does it matter?"
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[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Outlook version? IS your mail server Exchange? If so, what version?

 

[Don Gollahon]

OL 2003 at home and work.

At work we have Exchange server version 2003. We have Microsoft® Office
Outlook® Web Access for Exchange Server 2003, too


Also, at work, my Outlook has the "When sending meeting requests over the
Internet, use ICalendar format" grayed out so I can't turn it on.


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Don Gollahon
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ICQ#: 115831669
"What in Eternity does it matter?"
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[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Try setting the recipient address for rich-text format. I think that if you
compose an HTML message it will still go in HTML, but RTF items, like
meeting requests, will not be converted to Internet format (i.e. iCal).

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

 

[Don Gollahon]

How do I get "When sending meeting requests over the Internet, use
ICalendar format" to not be grayed out at work so I can turn it on?

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_________________________________________
Don Gollahon
(e-mail address removed)
ICQ#: 115831669
"What in Eternity does it matter?"
_________________________________________

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

That setting is available only if you are using Internet mail accounts. What
version of Exchange are you connecting to?

 

[Don Gollahon]

Exchange 2003.

I tried to send a test Meeting request from work to my home email. The
Email is just sitting in the outbox and will not send. I have it set to RTF
format right now.

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_________________________________________
Don Gollahon
(e-mail address removed)
ICQ#: 115831669
"What in Eternity does it matter?"
_________________________________________

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Exchange 2003 should automatically convert meeting requests to iCal.

An item not sending is a different issue. Try opening the item in the
Outbox, switching from the Outbox to the Inbox, then clicking Send. Don't
look at the Outbox again -- let the server send the message.

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