Deleting Calendar Invitations with Outlook 2003

[j.a.m.e.s]

Folks,

I've witnessed a slighty obsure problem with deleted calendar
invitations under Outlook 2003.

We use Exchange 2000 and have found that after a user deletes a
calendar invitation (into Deleted Items), before accepting, the
invitation 'duplicates' into two items, each with a different icon.
Basically, you end up with two items in the deleted items folder
relating to the same calendar invitation.

The user then changes their mind about deleting and wants to accept.
When opening the first of these duplicates, pressing "Accept" then
"Send Response Now" the following dialog appears:

"You do not have sufficient permission to perform this operation on
this object. See the folder contact or your system administrator."

Repeating the same steps with the other duplicate does not result in
this error.

This is a slighty fussy problem, I know. The only reason I ask is that
we're getting calls on it. Does anyone know the cause? Why is Outlook
2003 creating two seperate appointments on deletion?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,

James.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

I suspect that one is the original meeting request, while the other is a tentive appointment that OUtlook added to the Calendar folder automatically.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers