7.1Â Â Subscription to calendars
In MS Outlook, it is possible to subscribe any calendar stored on the WebDAV server in the iCal format. This implies that it is possible to subscribe to calendars stored inKerio MailServer and/or iCal calendars stored on any other WebDAV server supporting the iCalendar format.
To enable subscription of a calendar in MS Outlook, the calendar needs corresponding access rights.
If the calendar is located in Kerio MailServer, it depends whether it is your calendar or a calendar of another user. It is necessary that the calendar's owner shares the calendar (at least by enabling read rights).
Calendars can be subscribed in MS Outlook in two ways, either by using a special tab in MS Outlook or by a web browser. Options differ depending on the method chosen and they are focused in separate sections:
In MS Outlook 2007, you can subscribe your own calendar as well as any other calendars. To subscribe your own calendar, follow these guidelines:
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Log in the Kerio WebMail interface.
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Go to .
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On the Integration with Windows page, in section Microsoft Outlook, click on the Subscribe to my calendar link.
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This opens the Launch Application dialog. Select the Microsoft Office Outlook option and confirm the selection by clicking on (see figure 7.1  The Launch Application dialog).
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This opens a dialog where you confirm that you want to subscribe to the calendar. Simply confirm it.
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This opens the Subscription Options dialog (see figure 7.3  Subscription to a calendar — additional settings ). Click . The Attachments and Update Limit options are not supported by Kerio MailServer.
To subscribe any calendar located on your mailserver (Kerio MailServer), it is necessary that rights for anonymous access are set for the calendar (i.e. no username or password is required for download of the calendar). To subscribe such a calendar, follow these guidelines:
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In the menu, selectÂ
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to open the Account Settings dialog and go to the Internet Calendars tab.
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Click on and use the New Internet Calendar Subscription dialog to enter URL address of the calendar's location. The address must follow this pattern:
Figure 7.2. Subscription to a calendar — specification of URL address of the calendar's location
http://server_name/ical[path]For better understanding of the URL specification, view the following examples:
To subscribe the default calendar folder which belongs to your mailbox in Kerio MailServer, enter the URL in the following format:
http://server_name/icalfor example:
http://mail.company.com/icalIt is also possible to subscribe another user's calendar, if the user shares it for you. For the login URL, use the following pattern:
http://server_name/ical/domain/user/calendar_namefor example
http://mail.company.com/ical/company.com/jsmith/PersonalTo subscribe the default calendar, use the following URL format:
http://server_name/ical/publicIt is also possible to subscribe another user's calendar(s), if shared. The following URL format must be used:
http://server_name/ical/public/calendar_name -
If MS Outlook uses the specified address to connect to the server where the calendar is saved, another dialog is opened where additional information for the calendar can be added:
- Folder name
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Name of the calendar for reference in MS Outlook.
- Web calendar
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Name of a calendar stored on the server.
- Location
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URL address where the calendar is saved.
- Description
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Any description of the calendar.
- Attachments
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Files attached to events are not supported in Kerio MailServer.
- Update limit
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Not supported in Kerio MailServer.
Subscription of a calendar via a web browser is useful especially in the following cases:
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The calendar is not available in the store for anonymous access, username and password are required for authentication.
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The calendar's owner sends us URL address of the calendar. Then, clicking on the address subscribes the calendar.
To subscribe a web calendar, follow these instructions:
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Start your web browser.
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Enter a corresponding URL address to specify the calendar's location. The address must follow this pattern:
webcal://server_name/ical[path]For better understanding of the URL specification, view the following examples:
To subscribe the default calendar folder which belongs to your mailbox in Kerio MailServer, enter the URL in the following format:
webcal://server_name/icalfor example:
webcal://mail.company.com/icalIt is also possible to subscribe another user's calendar, if the user shares it for you. For the login URL, use the following pattern:
webcal://server_name/ical/domain/user/calendar_namefor example
webcal://mail.company.com/ical/company.com/jsmith/PersonalTo subscribe the default calendar, use the following URL format:
webcal://server_name/ical/publicIt is also possible to subscribe another user's calendar(s), if shared. The following URL format must be used:
webcal://server_name/ical/public/calendar_name -
This opens the External Protocol Request window notifying that MS Outlook must be used for subscription of a calendar. Confirm the dialog by clicking on the button (see figure 7.4  Subscription of a web calendar).
Note: If MS Outlook is not running, it will be started automatically upon clicking on .
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In the Microsoft Office Outlook window just opened, click on (see figure 7.5  Subscription of a web calendar).
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An authentication dialog is opened (see figure 7.6  User authentication), requiring username and password.
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The Subscription Options dialog box is opened allowing specification of the following information:
- Folder name
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Name of the calendar for reference in MS Outlook.
- Web calendar
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Name of a calendar stored on the server.
- Location
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URL address where the calendar is saved.
- Description
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Any description of the calendar.
- Attachments
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Files attached to events are not supported in Kerio MailServer.
- Update limit
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Not supported in Kerio MailServer.
