Don't send replies to calendar events?

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Don't send replies to calendar events?

Anyone found a way to turn off the automated reply to events on the iPhone?

I sync to an Exchange environment at work. We have ~8000 employees. It is not uncommon to receive invites for "All Hands" type meetings. As a matter of courtesy, I make it a point to NOT reply with my acceptance choice for the meeting, as I'm sure the organizer doesn't wish to receive hundreds, if not thousands of replies. 🙂

This is one of the reasons why I still use VMware with Outlook instead of iCal, and now it appears to be one of the reasons that I will not be managing my calendar from my iPhone.

Any hints?

Thanks!

15" MBP, Mac OS X (10.5.4), 16GB iPhone 3G

Posted on Jul 11, 2008 9:31 PM

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Answer 1

srulovjs

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Jul 12, 2008 5:15 AM in response to BandS

I don't seem to have automated reply set up. I received an invite this morning, and I needed to select "accept" in order to send a reply. However, unlike my Blackjack, the iPhone isn't showing whether I accepted (even though I see a sent email go out).

Also, do all your calendar entries (even ones you set up yourself and not as a meeting request) show accept, decline, and maybe buttons on the screen when you view the appointment?

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kebel21

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Jul 13, 2008 7:51 PM in response to srulovjs

1) I don't see a way to not send a reply when accepting/declining a calendar invite on the iPhone. Definitely an omission.

2) I also get calendar invites for entries I set up myself, as if I need to respond to them. Doesn't make sense, can't figure it out.

UPDATE - when I reply to someone else's invite on my PC, it pushes another invite to my calendar inbox. Why do I need to reply on the iPhone when I already have on my PC???

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