Reviving meetings

[Melissa Draper]

Dave Hall wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-08-27 at 09:14 +0930, Karl Goetz wrote:
>> Greg wrote:
>>> I plugged this meeting reminder into my calender but i wonder if you are
>>> able to send it out like that other operating system does with its
>>> inflated mail system??
>>>
>>> Might generate more attendance
>>>
>> do you mean automated (probably yes could be done), or in 'calendar
>> format (no it cant).
>>
>> automated email=cron job
>> 'calendar format'= a huge mess on screen for anyone with an MTA that
>> doesn't understand said format. i cant be sure, but that's probably half
>> the people on the list :)
>
> I think Greg is suggesting that the meetings be sent out as an iCalendar
> file.  It can be included as an attachment to the message.  If an MTA
> (aka a SMTP mail server) can't handle attachments then it isn't RFC
> compliant and so that isn't our problem.
>
> Here is a list of iCal supporting applications i am aware of ubuntu (and
> variants):
>
> * evolution
> * thunderbird with lightning extension
> * firefox with calendar extension
> * sunbird
> * KMail/Kalendar
>
> and I am sure there are many others.  I think an iCalendar attachment to
> the message is a good idea.
>
> I am even happy to setup a script to do it if someone wants.
>
> Cheers
>
> Dave
>
>

We also have a drupal site at ubuntu.org.au which has the calendar
module. I just plugged it in to it.

http://ubuntu.org.au/node/48 is the event
http://ubuntu.org.au/event/ical/all/all is the ical link for the calendar

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