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Incorrect exceptions are generated for a recurring iCalendar message when an Exchange Server 2007 server processes an SMTP message that contains the iCalendar message part


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Symptoms

An EXDATE property defines the dates and the times of the exceptions for a recurring calendar component. When a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 server processes a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) message that contains a recurring iCalendar message part, the server only acknowledges the last EXDATE statement of a multi-line EXDATE property. In other words, the server ignores all previous EXDATE statements. The server also ignores the dates of the EXDATE property when a single-line EXDATE statement contains multiple dates. Therefore, the dates and the times of the exceptions for the recurring iCalendar message are incorrect.

Samples:
Multiline EXDATE
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
EXDATE;TZID=Central Europe Standard Time:20100512T084700
EXDATE;TZID=Central Europe Standard Time:20100612T084700
EXDATE;TZID=Central Europe Standard Time:20100712T084700
In this sample, the VEVENT component in iCalendar contains a multi-line EXDATE statement. Therefore, only the last line of the EXDATE statement is kept.
Single-line EXDATE
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
EXDATE;TZID=Central Europe Standard Time:20100512T084700,20100612T084700,20100712T084700

In this sample, the comma syntax that separates the date values in the EXDATE statement is interpreted incorrectly. Therefore, the EXDATE statement is discarded.

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Resolution

To fix this problem, install the following update rollup:
972076 Description of Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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More information

For more information about the EXDATE property and the VEVENT component in iCalendar, visit the following IETF Web site:

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Keywords: KB973969, kbexpertiseinter, kbsurveynew, kbqfe, kbfix, kbhotfixrollup

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Article Info
Article ID : 973969
Revision : 2
Created on : 1/22/2010
Published on : 1/22/2010
Exists online : False
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