Free/Busy on FTP not working properly

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Paul Engel

I am working w/ OL2002. I have set up my Free/Busy site on an ftp site. When
I publish, the file gets created there, as do the others' in the group we
are trying to schedule. The problem is when I try to schedule a meeting. I
get the message indicating that Outlook can't find meeting info for the
person, do I want to join Microsoft's Free/Busy service.

Here's what I've done:
I set up my path to write my free/busy in my calendar's free/busy options
area:
ftp://ftp.server-name.com/home/vacalendar/pengel.vfb

I set my search location at the same screen to:
ftp://ftp.server-name.com/home/vacalendar

I have gone into my File/Open/Outlook Data Files, and added an FTP site w/
proper UID and Password. It is set to:
ftp://ftp.server-name.com/

The UID and PW should cause it to get to the right directory. If I try to
include any more of the path, I can't add or modify it.

Finally, I go into one of the contacts of the person for whom I want to have
access, go into their details tab and enter the following in the Internet
Free-Busy Address field:
ftp://ftp.server-name.com/home/vacalendar/tmusgrave.vfb

When either of us attempts to update our online free-busy time, we get the
message indicating that it was successful, and the associated file is out on
the FTP site.

Can anyone see what I am doing wrong? The KB from Microsoft is pretty
succinct. I have two of them, Q827775 and Q291621, which cover 2003 and
2002, respectively. They have only one example of the pathing info shown
above.
 
When either of us attempts to update our online free-busy time, we get the
message indicating that it was successful, and the associated file is out on
the FTP site.

Can anyone see what I am doing wrong?
Click to expand...

Ehm, what is the issue?

Anyway, a very detailed instruction on this can be found here;
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011477571033.aspx

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

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The problem is that when I try to schedule a meeting w/ one of the people
who have published their free-busy time, it acts as if it can't find
anything and gives me a message that it has no information on that person's
schedule and do I want to join Microsoft's free-busy service. (Which non
longer exists.) I don't...I want it to find their free/busy time on the
referenced FTP location.


Roady said:
When either of us attempts to update our online free-busy time, we get the
message indicating that it was successful, and the associated file is out
on
the FTP site.

Can anyone see what I am doing wrong?
Click to expand...

Ehm, what is the issue?

Anyway, a very detailed instruction on this can be found here;
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011477571033.aspx

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----
Paul Engel said:
I am working w/ OL2002. I have set up my Free/Busy site on an ftp site.
When I publish, the file gets created there, as do the others' in the
group we are trying to schedule. The problem is when I try to schedule a
meeting. I get the message indicating that Outlook can't find meeting info
for the person, do I want to join Microsoft's Free/Busy service.

Here's what I've done:
I set up my path to write my free/busy in my calendar's free/busy options
area:
ftp://ftp.server-name.com/home/vacalendar/pengel.vfb

I set my search location at the same screen to:
ftp://ftp.server-name.com/home/vacalendar

I have gone into my File/Open/Outlook Data Files, and added an FTP site
w/ proper UID and Password. It is set to:
ftp://ftp.server-name.com/

The UID and PW should cause it to get to the right directory. If I try to
include any more of the path, I can't add or modify it.

Finally, I go into one of the contacts of the person for whom I want to
have access, go into their details tab and enter the following in the
Internet Free-Busy Address field:
ftp://ftp.server-name.com/home/vacalendar/tmusgrave.vfb

When either of us attempts to update our online free-busy time, we get
the message indicating that it was successful, and the associated file is
out on the FTP site.

Can anyone see what I am doing wrong? The KB from Microsoft is pretty
succinct. I have two of them, Q827775 and Q291621, which cover 2003 and
2002, respectively. They have only one example of the pathing info shown
above.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Followed the instructions in the link I gave you?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----
Paul Engel said:
The problem is that when I try to schedule a meeting w/ one of the people
who have published their free-busy time, it acts as if it can't find
anything and gives me a message that it has no information on that
person's schedule and do I want to join Microsoft's free-busy service.
(Which non longer exists.) I don't...I want it to find their free/busy
time on the referenced FTP location.


Roady said:
When either of us attempts to update our online free-busy time, we get
the
message indicating that it was successful, and the associated file is out
on
the FTP site.

Can anyone see what I am doing wrong?
Click to expand...

Ehm, what is the issue?

Anyway, a very detailed instruction on this can be found here;
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011477571033.aspx

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----
Paul Engel said:
I am working w/ OL2002. I have set up my Free/Busy site on an ftp site.
When I publish, the file gets created there, as do the others' in the
group we are trying to schedule. The problem is when I try to schedule a
meeting. I get the message indicating that Outlook can't find meeting
info for the person, do I want to join Microsoft's Free/Busy service.

Here's what I've done:
I set up my path to write my free/busy in my calendar's free/busy
options area:
ftp://ftp.server-name.com/home/vacalendar/pengel.vfb

I set my search location at the same screen to:
ftp://ftp.server-name.com/home/vacalendar

I have gone into my File/Open/Outlook Data Files, and added an FTP site
w/ proper UID and Password. It is set to:
ftp://ftp.server-name.com/

The UID and PW should cause it to get to the right directory. If I try
to include any more of the path, I can't add or modify it.

Finally, I go into one of the contacts of the person for whom I want to
have access, go into their details tab and enter the following in the
Internet Free-Busy Address field:
ftp://ftp.server-name.com/home/vacalendar/tmusgrave.vfb

When either of us attempts to update our online free-busy time, we get
the message indicating that it was successful, and the associated file
is out on the FTP site.

Can anyone see what I am doing wrong? The KB from Microsoft is pretty
succinct. I have two of them, Q827775 and Q291621, which cover 2003 and
2002, respectively. They have only one example of the pathing info shown
above.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
I have followed the instructions to the letter. I have had my technical
people get involved. I have tried in on 2 different ftp sites. The free/busy
time gets published. But, when trying to schedule a meeting still results in
the error referenced below. This is VERY frustrating. Has anyone out there
actually
made this work?

Paul


Roady said:
Followed the instructions in the link I gave you?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----
Paul Engel said:
The problem is that when I try to schedule a meeting w/ one of the people
who have published their free-busy time, it acts as if it can't find
anything and gives me a message that it has no information on that
person's schedule and do I want to join Microsoft's free-busy service.
(Which non longer exists.) I don't...I want it to find their free/busy
time on the referenced FTP location.


Roady said:
When either of us attempts to update our online free-busy time, we get
the
message indicating that it was successful, and the associated file is
out
on
the FTP site.

Can anyone see what I am doing wrong?
Click to expand...

Ehm, what is the issue?

Anyway, a very detailed instruction on this can be found here;
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011477571033.aspx

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----
I am working w/ OL2002. I have set up my Free/Busy site on an ftp site.
When I publish, the file gets created there, as do the others' in the
group we are trying to schedule. The problem is when I try to schedule a
meeting. I get the message indicating that Outlook can't find meeting
info for the person, do I want to join Microsoft's Free/Busy service.

Here's what I've done:
I set up my path to write my free/busy in my calendar's free/busy
options area:
ftp://ftp.server-name.com/home/vacalendar/pengel.vfb

I set my search location at the same screen to:
ftp://ftp.server-name.com/home/vacalendar

I have gone into my File/Open/Outlook Data Files, and added an FTP site
w/ proper UID and Password. It is set to:
ftp://ftp.server-name.com/

The UID and PW should cause it to get to the right directory. If I try
to include any more of the path, I can't add or modify it.

Finally, I go into one of the contacts of the person for whom I want to
have access, go into their details tab and enter the following in the
Internet Free-Busy Address field:
ftp://ftp.server-name.com/home/vacalendar/tmusgrave.vfb

When either of us attempts to update our online free-busy time, we get
the message indicating that it was successful, and the associated file
is out on the FTP site.

Can anyone see what I am doing wrong? The KB from Microsoft is pretty
succinct. I have two of them, Q827775 and Q291621, which cover 2003 and
2002, respectively. They have only one example of the pathing info
shown
above.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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