OL2000: (CW) Required Meeting Attendee is Logged as Optional (222386)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2000
This article was previously published under Q222386
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".

SYMPTOMS

If you invite a Distribution List (DL) to a meeting as Required Attendees, an individual respondent may be logged as an Optional Attendee after accepting the meeting request.

RESOLUTION

Manually change the attendee's status from Optional to Required.

-or-

Expand the DL before sending the meeting request.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

To Change an Attendee's Status

  1. In the Calendar folder, open the meeting entry.
  2. On the Attendee Availability tab, click to select the status of the Optional attendee from the Attendance column.
  3. Click to select Required, from the list.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/29/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbpending KB222386
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