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Bug 220076 - iTIP requests from Outlook result in mangled TZIDs
iTIP requests from Outlook result in mangled TZIDs
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: evolution
Classification: Applications
Component: Calendar
pre-1.5 (obsolete)
Other All
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: evolution-calendar-maintainers
Evolution QA team
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2002-02-06 18:17 UTC by Damon Chaplin
Modified: 2013-09-10 14:02 UTC
See Also:
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Description Damon Chaplin 2002-02-06 18:17:02 UTC 
On Wed, 2002-02-06 at 09:57, Jan Mynarik wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've received attached vCalendar file from Outlook2000 user and accepted
> it without sending the confirmation of invitation. Evolution said
> something like 'update complete' but if I go to calendar, there is no
> meeting visible. But on the day number (where the meeting should be) is
> bold in the small calendar in upper right corner. I tried to delete my
> whole calendar (evolution/local/Calendar) and to apply the vCalendar
> again but with the same result.
> 
> What's wrong? I'm using Evolution 1.0.2 from Debian Sid(unstable).

Evolution changed the TZID from:

TZID:Belgrade, Bratislava, Budapest, Ljubljana, Prague

to:

TZID:Belgrade
TZID: Bratislava
TZID: Budapest
TZID: Ljubljana
TZID: Prague

When Evolution tries to convert the event times to display in the calendar
it won't be able to find the right timezone so it will skip the event.

I think the problem is probably in libical, since I don't think Evolution
touches the TZID string. And it seems to occur as soon as the object is
added to the calendar, i.e. I don't think its a problem when loading the
file.
Comment 1 Damon Chaplin 2002-02-06 18:17:37 UTC 
Setting to 1.2 as it could be a major interop problem with Outlook.
Comment 2 JP Rosevear 2002-07-24 17:55:57 UTC 
What SR of Outlook 2000 was being used?  Basically the commas in the
tzid broke the icalendar spec and microsoft has changed the separator
in atleast Outlook 2000 SR-1.
Comment 3 Ettore Perazzoli 2002-08-29 21:13:04 UTC 
Is there any way we can verify that Outlook 2000 (with the latest
Service Pack) no longer does that?
Comment 4 christine 2002-10-21 17:33:09 UTC 
i do not believe this is reproducible in evo 1.1.2 (or possible
outlook 2002/xp). 

created mtg invite in outlook2002 with timezone setting of
TZID:Belgrade, Bratislava, Budapest, Ljubljana, Prague. 

Sent to IMAP accout & opened using Evo. View source in Evo, see TZID
as above. Viewed Accepted response in Sent folder, also see TZID same
as above. 

Not seeing a bug. if needs reproducing in other way, please let me
know (also downgraded to Normal)
Comment 5 Gerardo Marin 2003-01-09 19:47:51 UTC 
Tried to reproduce this in 1.2 to no avail.
Closing as fixed. If anyone can reproduce in 1.2 or later, please open
a new report.