Re: [Evolution] Webcal and TimeZones

[Ron <ron ronsmits org>]

On Tue, 2004-12-21 at 23:30 -0800, Lonnie Borntreger wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-12-22 at 00:15 -0500, JP Rosevear wrote:
> > The problem is not that string, the problem is that the calendars tend
> > not to include the relevant VTIMEZONE data in the VCALENDAR.  You'll
> > note that other programs, like Outlook even, when sending ITIP data,
> > include the timezone. I think that section 4.2.19 or RFC 2445 is pretty
> > clear:
> >
> > 'An individual "VTIMEZONE" calendar component MUST be specified for each
> > unique "TZID" parameter value specified in the iCalendar object.'
> >
> > Apple's ical and others seem to assume the Olsen timezone naming
> > scheming while not actually providing the data.  
>
> The file begins with this information.  It has a rather large and
> descriptive VTIMEZONE section.  This isn't enough?  (Just asking, I'm
> not an RFC guru.)  I'd rather not download, edit, and import the data,
> since that kind of ruins the concept of a dynamic, externally updated,
> webcal.

I am working on some ical stuff integrating an ical J2EE container into
evolution. And the string "software_studio/olson" whatever is definitly
not needed. I use the standard Timezone implementation from java and
evolution picks it up without any problem. 

Can you send me a complete VEVENT with so I can play with it a bit?

Ron 
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