Hi Eugene, Yes, Exchange 2003 doesn't have any problem with iOS but does with OS X. Exchange 2007 works with both OS.
Sent from Ronni's iPad On 23/02/2012, at 9:46 PM, Eugene de Gouw <edeg...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > Hi Ronni and others, > > at work I used my iPhone to create a work based Exchange 2003 email and > calendar account on my iPhone. The Mac doesn't play with Exchange 2003 but > the iPhone does. When it updated its calendar to the shared Exchange calendar > the iPhone was quite happy to sync with the Macintosh. > > Thanks for your help Ronni, the article you linked set me in the right > direction. > > Regards, > Eugene > > > On 23/02/2012, at 6:03 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > >> Hi Eugene, >> >> If it is Exchange Server 2003 your work is using, below might explain. >> >> "Microsoft started using Exchange Web Services protcol beginning with >> Exchange 2007. This is what OSX's Mail uses and why it won't work directly >> with Exchange 2003. >> >> Microsoft has already ended mainstream support for Exchange 2003. So why >> would Apple add support for a version of software that the manufacturer >> doesn't support anymore? Since most companies consider Exchange a mission >> critial server, any company still using Exchange 2003 has seriously bigger >> problems on their hands and that is something that Apple can't really help >> them with." >> >> <https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2704570?start=0&tstart=0> >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> Sent from Ronni's iPad >> >> On 22/02/2012, at 11:36 PM, Eugene de Gouw <edeg...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >> >>> Thanks very much for your prompt reply Ronni, always appreciated. >>> >>> Meeting requests already work under outlook with no intervention. >>> >>> Is it the same process for sharing entire calendars? >>> >>> I will try it on a PC tomorrow at work anyway if it is the same. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Eugene >>> >>> >>> On 22/02/2012, at 9:22 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Eugene, >>>> >>>> By default, Apple's Mail app and iCal app cannot read Outlook's default >>>> calendar invitation format. If you know that the recipient is an Apple >>>> user, you can set Outlook to send out the meeting requests and event >>>> invitations in the iCal format. >>>> >>>> 1 Open Outlook. >>>> >>>> 2 Select "Tools," then "Options," then "Calendar Options." >>>> >>>> 3 Select "Advanced Options." Enable "When sending meeting requests over >>>> the Internet, use iCalendar format" by checking the respective box. >>>> >>>> Click "OK/Apply" to save the changes. >>>> From now on, when you send meeting requests and invitations from Outlook, >>>> they'll be sent out in the iCal .ics format. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> >>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad >>>> >>>> On 22/02/2012, at 7:27 PM, Eugene de Gouw <edeg...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I have my work account which is connected as an exchange server talking >>>>> quite happily with mail. When someone uses outlook from a PC to send an >>>>> invitation to me, Mail is quite willing to forward it through to iCal. >>>>> All is good in the world, they are quite friendly and play nicely. >>>>> >>>>> However, when someone sends me a calendar from outlook it sends an .xml >>>>> file. On clicking this Final Cut Pro offers to open it for me - which is >>>>> quite useless. 'Open with' only shows other applications which don't help >>>>> either. >>>>> >>>>> How can I get mail to accept a Outlook calendar and forward it to iCal? >>>>> >>>>> I'm running Lion, on 17" MBP, I think the exchange server is 2003. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Eugene >>>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
