|
| If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|||||||
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread | Display Modes |
|
#1
July 27th 07, 09:22 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring
|
|||
|
|||
Free/Busy Posted to Server
Since we are not utilizing an MS Exchange server, I thought the next best
thing would be to publish free/busy info to our server. I was able to post my info, but when someone uses that same server path under my contact setup, Outlook does not find the free/busy info. What am I doing wrong? Joe B 
|
| Ads |
|
#2
July 27th 07, 09:45 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring
|
|||
|
|||
|
Free/Busy Posted to Server
Version of Outlook? How are you publishing it? Does the other user have the
necessary permissions? -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/ Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/ Outlook Tips by email: Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter: "ruger3717" wrote in message ... Since we are not utilizing an MS Exchange server, I thought the next best thing would be to publish free/busy info to our server. I was able to post my info, but when someone uses that same server path under my contact setup, Outlook does not find the free/busy info. What am I doing wrong? Joe B
|
|
#3
July 27th 07, 09:52 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring
|
|||
|
|||
|
Free/Busy Posted to Server
Outlook 2003. I am actually testing it on my own machine, so I set up a
dummy contact and attached my calendar file path to it. I published it using ToolsOptionsCalendar OptionsFree/Busy OptionsPublish at my location. "Diane Poremsky" wrote: Version of Outlook? How are you publishing it? Does the other user have the necessary permissions? -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/ Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/ Outlook Tips by email: Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter: "ruger3717" wrote in message ... Since we are not utilizing an MS Exchange server, I thought the next best thing would be to publish free/busy info to our server. I was able to post my info, but when someone uses that same server path under my contact setup, Outlook does not find the free/busy info. What am I doing wrong? Joe B
|
|
#5
July 27th 07, 11:02 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring
|
|||
|
|||
|
Free/Busy Posted to Server
No, I don't think outlook is that smart. It should simply be looking for the
free/busy file for that contact as entered in the contact's info. I will try to be more clear on what I did. My profile - I published my free/busy time using ToolsOptionsCalendar OptionsFree/Busy OptionsPublish at my location. I entered "file://\\server\folder\calendar.vfb" This worked. My vfb showed up on the server in that location. Test (dummy) contact - Following the instructions from MS knowledge base article 827775, under this Test contact, on the details tab, in the Internet Free-busy address box I entered "file://\\server\folder\calendar.vfb" This does not seem to work. Any suggestions on where the error lies? "Diane Poremsky" wrote: did you make a dummy outlook profile for the other contact and test with that? what path did you enter? -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/ Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/ Outlook Tips by email: Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter: "ruger3717" wrote in message ... Outlook 2003. I am actually testing it on my own machine, so I set up a dummy contact and attached my calendar file path to it. I published it using ToolsOptionsCalendar OptionsFree/Busy OptionsPublish at my location. "Diane Poremsky" wrote: Version of Outlook? How are you publishing it? Does the other user have the necessary permissions? -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/ Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/ Outlook Tips by email: Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter: "ruger3717" wrote in message ... Since we are not utilizing an MS Exchange server, I thought the next best thing would be to publish free/busy info to our server. I was able to post my info, but when someone uses that same server path under my contact setup, Outlook does not find the free/busy info. What am I doing wrong? Joe B
|
|
#6
July 28th 07, 01:59 AM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring
|
|||
|
|||
|
Free/Busy Posted to Server
the dummy needs to log into outlook and let outlook upload his FB so you
have something to see... -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/ Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/ Outlook Tips by email: Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter: "ruger3717" wrote in message ... No, I don't think outlook is that smart. It should simply be looking for the free/busy file for that contact as entered in the contact's info. I will try to be more clear on what I did. My profile - I published my free/busy time using ToolsOptionsCalendar OptionsFree/Busy OptionsPublish at my location. I entered "file://\\server\folder\calendar.vfb" This worked. My vfb showed up on the server in that location. Test (dummy) contact - Following the instructions from MS knowledge base article 827775, under this Test contact, on the details tab, in the Internet Free-busy address box I entered "file://\\server\folder\calendar.vfb" This does not seem to work. Any suggestions on where the error lies? "Diane Poremsky" wrote: did you make a dummy outlook profile for the other contact and test with that? what path did you enter? -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/ Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/ Outlook Tips by email: Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter: "ruger3717" wrote in message ... Outlook 2003. I am actually testing it on my own machine, so I set up a dummy contact and attached my calendar file path to it. I published it using ToolsOptionsCalendar OptionsFree/Busy OptionsPublish at my location. "Diane Poremsky" wrote: Version of Outlook? How are you publishing it? Does the other user have the necessary permissions? -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/ Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/ Outlook Tips by email: Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter: "ruger3717" wrote in message ... Since we are not utilizing an MS Exchange server, I thought the next best thing would be to publish free/busy info to our server. I was able to post my info, but when someone uses that same server path under my contact setup, Outlook does not find the free/busy info. What am I doing wrong? Joe B
|
|
#7
July 30th 07, 07:52 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring
|
|||
|
|||
|
Free/Busy Posted to Server
How does Outlook know the file was not uploaded by the dummy contact? Is
there a qualifier that links that F/B file to only my profile? Seems to me that Outlook should load the F/B file it is pointed to under the contact's info. In fact, I created a new contact with my information and it won't load the file either. There must be something wrong in the path that tells Outlook where to look for the information, but I followed Microsoft's directions. Any other ideas? "Diane Poremsky" wrote: the dummy needs to log into outlook and let outlook upload his FB so you have something to see... -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/ Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/ Outlook Tips by email: Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter: "ruger3717" wrote in message ... No, I don't think outlook is that smart. It should simply be looking for the free/busy file for that contact as entered in the contact's info. I will try to be more clear on what I did. My profile - I published my free/busy time using ToolsOptionsCalendar OptionsFree/Busy OptionsPublish at my location. I entered "file://\\server\folder\calendar.vfb" This worked. My vfb showed up on the server in that location. Test (dummy) contact - Following the instructions from MS knowledge base article 827775, under this Test contact, on the details tab, in the Internet Free-busy address box I entered "file://\\server\folder\calendar.vfb" This does not seem to work. Any suggestions on where the error lies? "Diane Poremsky" wrote: did you make a dummy outlook profile for the other contact and test with that? what path did you enter? -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/ Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/ Outlook Tips by email: Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter: "ruger3717" wrote in message ... Outlook 2003. I am actually testing it on my own machine, so I set up a dummy contact and attached my calendar file path to it. I published it using ToolsOptionsCalendar OptionsFree/Busy OptionsPublish at my location. "Diane Poremsky" wrote: Version of Outlook? How are you publishing it? Does the other user have the necessary permissions? -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/ Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/ Outlook Tips by email: Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter: "ruger3717" wrote in message ... Since we are not utilizing an MS Exchange server, I thought the next best thing would be to publish free/busy info to our server. I was able to post my info, but when someone uses that same server path under my contact setup, Outlook does not find the free/busy info. What am I doing wrong? Joe B
|
|
#8
July 30th 07, 08:10 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring
|
|||
|
|||
|
Free/Busy Posted to Server
Hmmm...ok, this is strange. I had a couple of coworkers try to set this up
and here are the results: Coworker using Outlook 2007: worked just fine Coworker using Outlook 2003: does not work. Won't load F/B info. Not sure why it works with one and not the other "Diane Poremsky" wrote: the dummy needs to log into outlook and let outlook upload his FB so you have something to see... -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/ Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/ Outlook Tips by email: Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter: "ruger3717" wrote in message ... No, I don't think outlook is that smart. It should simply be looking for the free/busy file for that contact as entered in the contact's info. I will try to be more clear on what I did. My profile - I published my free/busy time using ToolsOptionsCalendar OptionsFree/Busy OptionsPublish at my location. I entered "file://\\server\folder\calendar.vfb" This worked. My vfb showed up on the server in that location. Test (dummy) contact - Following the instructions from MS knowledge base article 827775, under this Test contact, on the details tab, in the Internet Free-busy address box I entered "file://\\server\folder\calendar.vfb" This does not seem to work. Any suggestions on where the error lies? "Diane Poremsky" wrote: did you make a dummy outlook profile for the other contact and test with that? what path did you enter? -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/ Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/ Outlook Tips by email: Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter: "ruger3717" wrote in message ... Outlook 2003. I am actually testing it on my own machine, so I set up a dummy contact and attached my calendar file path to it. I published it using ToolsOptionsCalendar OptionsFree/Busy OptionsPublish at my location. "Diane Poremsky" wrote: Version of Outlook? How are you publishing it? Does the other user have the necessary permissions? -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/ Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/ Outlook Tips by email: Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter: "ruger3717" wrote in message ... Since we are not utilizing an MS Exchange server, I thought the next best thing would be to publish free/busy info to our server. I was able to post my info, but when someone uses that same server path under my contact setup, Outlook does not find the free/busy info. What am I doing wrong? Joe B
|
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| Free/Busy | Melissa | Outlook - Calandaring | 2 | March 21st 08 06:57 PM |
| Free busy information on exchange server | Irfan | Outlook - Calandaring | 1 | May 10th 07 04:20 AM |
| Free/Busy | Snookie1950 | Outlook - Calandaring | 1 | December 28th 06 07:40 PM |
| Retrieving Free/Busy from the server | Brian Hanks | Outlook - Calandaring | 0 | April 20th 06 03:29 PM |
| how to change busy/free time default from busy to free in calenda | Dr. D | Outlook - Calandaring | 0 | January 26th 06 04:30 AM |
Linear Mode
