From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric S Fraga Subject: Re: Recurring events with exceptions Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:13:11 +0100 Message-ID: <87wrbuq2uw.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> References: <2011-10-18T18-47-42@devnull.Karl-Voit.at> <874nz6ysx2.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> <87ehy9b8pp.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:56958) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RIH94-0007Od-6p for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:48:39 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RIH92-0003Rz-Qe for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:48:38 -0400 Received: from vscani-d2.ucl.ac.uk ([144.82.108.133]:43554) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RIH92-0003Ro-La for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:48:36 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Skip Collins's message of "Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:48:38 -0400") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Skip Collins Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org, kjambunathan@gmail.com Skip Collins writes: [...] > Lemerre's approach only syncs with the Outlook client, not the > Exchange server. He suggests using RFC-2446 (iCalendar) as a basis for > a more general solution. I think that trying to establish a smoothly > syncing connection between org and exchange by using iCalendar is a > recipe for frustration. This is mostly because Exchange's > implementation of the standard is lacking. > > It might be more fruitful to pursue an org interface to Exchange Web > Services, which is favored and privileged by microsoft. A hypothetical > org-ews.el would pass xml messages that look something like: > > > For individual one way transfers, this would relatively straightforward, assuming that the relevant xml schema are well defined. As a proof of concept, I use separate one way transfers to sync my org files with google's calendar. Messy and ad hoc but it works; search the mailing list for a description of how I did this -- I'm offline at the moment so cannot search myself. Alternatively, look at [Worg]/org-tutorials/org-google-sync.html for a tutorial written by Arun Persaud that might give you an idea of how this can be done. HTH, eric -- : Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D) in Emacs 24.0.90.1 : using Org-mode version 7.7 (release_7.7.452.g767f5)