Re: [SOGo] Outlook 2016 FreeBusy lookup
To close the case I can confirm that the Outlook FreeBusy lookup works now in our SOGo environment. The solution was: As our users have to authenticate using their full email address, the URL would has to look this way: https://myserver.mydomain.mytld/SOGo/dav/public/%Name%@mydomain.mytld/freebusy.ifb Thank you again for your assistance @MJ. Your hint made the difference: > We see that outlook replaces the %Name% placeholder at lookup time with > the appropriate localpart of the email address, and thus locates > freebuzy info for all users on that domain. Best regards Armin __ Information from mm-lab IT security __The message was checked by ESET Mail Security. -- users@sogo.nu https://inverse.ca/sogo/lists
Re: [SOGo] Outlook 2016 FreeBusy lookup
On 7/14/20 5:17 PM, armin.v...@mmlab.de wrote: Then I assume that the %Name% placeholder works with Outlook but not with the webbrowser. True, a webbrowser would have no idea what to replace %Name% with, and outlook does. MJ -- users@sogo.nu https://inverse.ca/sogo/lists
Re: [SOGo] Outlook 2016 FreeBusy lookup
Am 13.07.2020 um 18:02 schrieb mj (li...@merit.unu.edu): On 13/07/2020 11:38, armin.v...@mmlab.de wrote: Conclusion: Outlook won't be able to lookup the ifb file, if you do not use the real username but the %Name% placeholder. Well my conclusion is different. We use the url with %Name% in it, and it works. We see that outlook replaces the %Name% placeholder at lookup time with the appropriate localpart of the email address, and thus locates freebuzy info for all users on that domain. Then I assume that the %Name% placeholder works with Outlook but not with the webbrowser. But another idea reading again your hint that the %Name% placeholder will be replaced by the *localpart* of the email address: As our users have to authenticate using their full email address, the URL would have to look this way: https://myserver.mydomain.mytld/SOGo/dav/public/%Name%@mydomain.mytld/freebusy.ifb I'll try that. Best regards Armin You could even use the %SERVER% placeholder, to access different servers for different domains. But anyway: if your config works for you, then there we have no problem, I guess. :-) MJ __ Information from mm-lab IT security __The message was checked by ESET Mail Security. -- users@sogo.nu https://inverse.ca/sogo/lists
Re: [SOGo] Outlook 2016 FreeBusy lookup
On 13/07/2020 11:38, armin.v...@mmlab.de wrote: Conclusion: Outlook won't be able to lookup the ifb file, if you do not use the real username but the %Name% placeholder. Well my conclusion is different. We use the url with %Name% in it, and it works. We see that outlook replaces the %Name% placeholder at lookup time with the appropriate localpart of the email address, and thus locates freebuzy info for all users on that domain. You could even use the %SERVER% placeholder, to access different servers for different domains. But anyway: if your config works for you, then there we have no problem, I guess. :-) MJ -- users@sogo.nu https://inverse.ca/sogo/lists
Re: [SOGo] Outlook 2016 FreeBusy lookup
Hi MJ, Am 08.07.2020 um 14:48 schrieb mj (li...@merit.unu.edu): Hi, On 7/8/20 2:18 PM, armin.v...@mmlab.de wrote: I think that I made the mistake not to replace the %Name% string in No you should keep the %Name%. Outlook will replace it with the localpart(@) of the provided email address. Info: Our users have to authenticate by their email address: firstname.lastname@mydomain.mytld For the following URLs called by the browser I get these results: 1) https://myserver.mydomain.mytld/SOGo/dav/public/%Name%/freebusy.ifb -> 400 Bad Request 2) https://myserver.mydomain.mytld/SOGo/dav/public/john.doe/freebusy.ifb -> object not found: public -> john.doe -> freebusy.ifb 3) https://myserver.mydomain.mytld/SOGo/dav/public/john.doe@mydomain.mytld/freebusy.ifb -> Download of John Doe's freebusy.ifb will be offered Conclusion: Outlook won't be able to lookup the ifb file, if you do not use the real username but the %Name% placeholder. https://myserver.mydomain.mytld/SOGo/dav/public/%Name%/freebusy.ifb by the real username. I assumed that this variable will be resolved automatically. It will. The test with the webbrowser shows that the freebusy.ifb file will be generated without any issue. Then normally it should also work with the %Name% placeholder. Could you tell me if you are also running Thunderbird Lightning clients in your environment? I'm wondering if the Freebusy lookup will work between users using Thunderbird Lightning and Outlook users because the mail clients use different mechanisms for it. We were running straight caldav/lightning, but are more and more moving towards TbSync with CalDAV and ActiveSync. Best, MJ __ Information from mm-lab IT security __The message was checked by ESET Mail Security. -- users@sogo.nu https://inverse.ca/sogo/lists
Re: [SOGo] Outlook 2016 FreeBusy lookup
Hi, On 7/8/20 2:18 PM, armin.v...@mmlab.de wrote: I think that I made the mistake not to replace the %Name% string in No you should keep the %Name%. Outlook will replace it with the localpart(@) of the provided email address. https://myserver.mydomain.mytld/SOGo/dav/public/%Name%/freebusy.ifb by the real username. I assumed that this variable will be resolved automatically. It will. The test with the webbrowser shows that the freebusy.ifb file will be generated without any issue. Then normally it should also work with the %Name% placeholder. Could you tell me if you are also running Thunderbird Lightning clients in your environment? I'm wondering if the Freebusy lookup will work between users using Thunderbird Lightning and Outlook users because the mail clients use different mechanisms for it. We were running straight caldav/lightning, but are more and more moving towards TbSync with CalDAV and ActiveSync. Best, MJ -- users@sogo.nu https://inverse.ca/sogo/lists
Re: [SOGo] Outlook 2016 FreeBusy lookup
Hi MJ! Thank you very much for your detailed reply. I think that I made the mistake not to replace the %Name% string in https://myserver.mydomain.mytld/SOGo/dav/public/%Name%/freebusy.ifb by the real username. I assumed that this variable will be resolved automatically. Your way to write it made very clear that it had to be replaced manually: https://myserver.mydomain.mytld/SOGo/dav/public/username/freebusy.ifb The test with the webbrowser shows that the freebusy.ifb file will be generated without any issue. Could you tell me if you are also running Thunderbird Lightning clients in your environment? I'm wondering if the Freebusy lookup will work between users using Thunderbird Lightning and Outlook users because the mail clients use different mechanisms for it. Best regards Armin Am 07.07.2020 um 12:13 schrieb mj (li...@merit.unu.edu): Hi Armin, I have just checked, and it seems to work here, Outlook 2016, imap mode, with the freebuzy url configured. Just for the record: you don't need the CalDAV synchonizer for this config. The freebuzy lookup works of the provided .ifb url. Perhaps the CalDAV Synchronizer is getting in the way? The file freebusy.ifb is nowhere on your system, as it is generated dynamically on the fly by SOGo, specific for each user's freebuzy info. So no: don't create it. Suppose you invite username@mydomain.mytld, try access in a browser: https://myserver.mydomain.mytld/SOGo/dav/public/username/freebusy.ifb It should give you the generated file with freebuzy info. (note the matching mydomain.mytld in the url and the email address) Best, MJ On 06/07/2020 08:34, armin.v...@mmlab.de wrote: Hi! FreeBusy lookups with Outlook do not work in my environment (black-white hatched bar which indicates that the FreeBusy info is not available). The environment consists of the following: - Server: SOGo 4.3.1 - E-Mail-Client: Outlook 2016 (16.0.11929.20836) - CalDAV Synchronizer: 3.8.0.0 I followed this guide https://sogo.nu/files/docs/SOGoOutlookConnectorConfigurationGuide.html and can confirm that synchronisation of both personal SOGo calendar and SOGo global address book work fine. In the SOGo config file sogo.conf I added the following FreeBusy related lines and restarted the sogod service: SOGoEnablePublicAccess = YES; SOGoFreeBusyDefaultInterval = (7, 365); In Outlook's FreeBusy settings I entered the URL https://myserver.mydomain.mytld/SOGo/dav/public/%Name%/freebusy.ifb accordingly (path for publication and lookup path). I was wondering where the file called "freebusy.ifb" would be located on the SOGo server and searched its entire filesystem, but couldn't detect it. Do I have to create it manually as an empty file and if so, where would I have to create it exactly (local path on the server)? Regarding the users personal calendars' sharing settings I configured them for public access with "See Date & Time" by the SOGo WebGUI. Apparently the above mentioned configuration guide is not complete. Sth. is missing there. Could so. point me into the right direction, please? Maybe the first thing to clarify is whether the file called "freebusy.ifb" has to be created manually. Thank you very much! BTW: FreeBusy lookup using Thunderbird Lightning works perfectly. Kind regards Armin __ Information from mm-lab IT security __The message was checked by ESET Mail Security. -- users@sogo.nu https://inverse.ca/sogo/lists
Re: [SOGo] Outlook 2016 FreeBusy lookup
Hi Armin, I have just checked, and it seems to work here, Outlook 2016, imap mode, with the freebuzy url configured. Just for the record: you don't need the CalDAV synchonizer for this config. The freebuzy lookup works of the provided .ifb url. Perhaps the CalDAV Synchronizer is getting in the way? The file freebusy.ifb is nowhere on your system, as it is generated dynamically on the fly by SOGo, specific for each user's freebuzy info. So no: don't create it. Suppose you invite username@mydomain.mytld, try access in a browser: https://myserver.mydomain.mytld/SOGo/dav/public/username/freebusy.ifb It should give you the generated file with freebuzy info. (note the matching mydomain.mytld in the url and the email address) Best, MJ On 06/07/2020 08:34, armin.v...@mmlab.de wrote: Hi! FreeBusy lookups with Outlook do not work in my environment (black-white hatched bar which indicates that the FreeBusy info is not available). The environment consists of the following: - Server: SOGo 4.3.1 - E-Mail-Client: Outlook 2016 (16.0.11929.20836) - CalDAV Synchronizer: 3.8.0.0 I followed this guide https://sogo.nu/files/docs/SOGoOutlookConnectorConfigurationGuide.html and can confirm that synchronisation of both personal SOGo calendar and SOGo global address book work fine. In the SOGo config file sogo.conf I added the following FreeBusy related lines and restarted the sogod service: SOGoEnablePublicAccess = YES; SOGoFreeBusyDefaultInterval = (7, 365); In Outlook's FreeBusy settings I entered the URL https://myserver.mydomain.mytld/SOGo/dav/public/%Name%/freebusy.ifb accordingly (path for publication and lookup path). I was wondering where the file called "freebusy.ifb" would be located on the SOGo server and searched its entire filesystem, but couldn't detect it. Do I have to create it manually as an empty file and if so, where would I have to create it exactly (local path on the server)? Regarding the users personal calendars' sharing settings I configured them for public access with "See Date & Time" by the SOGo WebGUI. Apparently the above mentioned configuration guide is not complete. Sth. is missing there. Could so. point me into the right direction, please? Maybe the first thing to clarify is whether the file called "freebusy.ifb" has to be created manually. Thank you very much! BTW: FreeBusy lookup using Thunderbird Lightning works perfectly. Kind regards Armin __ Information from mm-lab IT security __The message was checked by ESET Mail Security. -- users@sogo.nu https://inverse.ca/sogo/lists
