OL2000: (CW) How Outlook Checks iCal User For Free/Busy Information (218255)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2000
This article was previously published under Q218255
NOTE: The procedures in this article only apply if you have installed Outlook with the Corporate or Workgroup option. With this option, you can use Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) services. To determine your installation type, click About Microsoft Outlook on the Help menu. If you have the Corporate or Workgroup installation, you see "Corporate or Workgroup".

SUMMARY

This article describes the process that Outlook uses to find the appropriate free/busy location when attempting to retrieve a user's iCal free/busy information.

MORE INFORMATION

An Outlook user may have free/busy information in various locations. Outlook finds free/busy information based on a matching address book entry's setting. Outlook first searches the location specified in a matching Global Address List (GAL) entry, then in a matching Contact's specified Internet Free/Busy "Address" field, and lastly, at the location in "Publish at this URL" in the Free/Busy Options.

To Set the Free/Busy Options for a Contact:
  1. Open the Contact.
  2. Click the Details tab.
  3. Type the server location where the free/busy information is stored in the Internet Free-Busy Address box.
  4. Click Save and Close.
To Set the Free/Busy Options Globally:
  1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
  2. On the Preferences tab, click Calendar Options.
  3. Click Free/Busy Options.
  4. Click to select Publish my free/busy information.
  5. In Search at this URL box, type the name of the server where the free/busy information is stored.
  6. Click OK three times to close the Options.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/29/2003
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