From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Skip Collins Subject: Re: Recurring events with exceptions Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:48:38 -0400 Message-ID: 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; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:44416) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RHMxF-00035M-GF for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:48:42 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RHMxE-0006KB-A8 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:48:41 -0400 Received: from mail-iy0-f169.google.com ([209.85.210.169]:36248) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RHMxE-0006Jz-6y for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:48:40 -0400 Received: by iagf6 with SMTP id f6so6372489iag.0 for ; Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:48:38 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87ehy9b8pp.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> 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: e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org, kjambunathan@gmail.com On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 6:02 AM, Eric S Fraga wrote: > Yes, I have been informed that we are moving to Outlook/exchange in the > new year, something I am dreading... =A0Matthieu Lemerre, on this list > back in late June (Message-ID: <871uygg1fs.fsf@free.fr>), posted a > (partial?) solution that helped in this regard. =A0I've not tried that > solution as I don't have to use Outlook yet. =A0Search the mailing list. 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: Dentist Appointment The appointment is with Dr. Smith. 2009-03-02T17:00:00Z 2009-03-02T19:00:00Z Perhaps we could entice Jambunathan to take this on ;-) His experience getting org to speak xml as a way to interact with other systems would be invaluable.