Microsoft KB Archive/218395

= OL2000: Recipients of iCal Items Unable to Resolve the iCalendar =

Article ID: 218395

Article Last Modified on 9/29/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q218395



SYMPTOMS
When you forward an iCal item to someone who does not use Microsoft Outlook as his e-mail client, the recipient's e-mail client is unable to resolve the attachment as an iCal item.



CAUSE
During the installation of Outlook, the Content Type for iCalendar files was not registered properly as MIME.



RESOLUTION
Use the Windows Explorer File Types feature to correct the settings for iCalendar files on the sending computer.



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 correct the Content Type association of the iCalendar file so that recipients who do not use Outlook can resolve the files when sent as attachments, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Desktop, double-click My Computer.
 * 2) On the View menu, click Folder Options.
 * 3) On the File types tab, click to select iCalendar File, and then click Edit.
 * 4) In the box next to Content Type (MIME), type text/calendar.
 * 5) Click OK, and OK to apply the change and close the windows.

Additional query words: OFF2000 OL2K

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB218395

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