Re: icedove and IceOwl: ICS attachment

[Jerome BENOIT <g6299304p@rezozer.net>]

On 24/09/12 18:50, Camaleón wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:33:52 +0200, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
>
> > Hello List:
> >
> > On 24/09/12 16:30, Camaleón wrote:
> > > On Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:20:17 +0200, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
> > >
> > > > I use IceDove to manage my emails. Today I got a message with an ICS
> > > > (Calendar) attachment. IceOwl detects the event: a banner ``This
> > > > message contains an invitation to an event'' is printed. But,
> > > > amazingly, I can not figure out a way to make IceOwl register the
> > > > event: any idea ?
> > >
> > > It should be handled (added) automatically by the calendar, at least
> > > that's what happens with "iceowl-extension".
> >
> > iceowl-extension is installed
>
> Oops, then IceOwl should not be needed.
>
> > > Do you have the ".ics" mimetype associated to IceOwl?
> >
> > I guess not: how can I check that part of the Story ?
>
> Mmm... as you have "iceowl-extension" this one has to process the ICS
> attached files, that's what happens in my case (note that I have no
> Sundbird nor IceOwl installed but the calendar extension) which makes me
> wonder if the ICS file you received was properly formatted.
>
> Run a quick test by sending to yourself an invitation to a self-created
> event

This is a good idea indeed :-;

I sent to an other address of mine an invitation, but there was no ICS attachment:
is it expected ?
how can we attach an ICS invitation ?



 and check how it goes.

Jerome
> > > P.S. Consider a replacement for IceOwl (Sunbird) because AFAICT is not
> > > being maintained upstream anymore.
> >
> > This is true.
> >
> > What is the suggested replacement ?
>
> For the Mozilla project I guess the former successor is Lightning (i.e.,
> "iceowl-extension") but you can look for another standalone calendar app.
>
> Greetings,