Mavericks 10.9 iCal client not working on server 10.6.8

I think I got it working. I could not add the account from iCal directly but it worked when I added it from internet accounts. Make sure the account is completely deleted, go to Internet accounts in System preferences. On the right hand side at the very bottom you can Add Other Account. Choose the add caldav account and choose advanced. I was able to set everthing up and it added perfectly. Too bad we can not add the accounts from iCal but at least it worked.

did not work for me.

still searching......

I can see a difference, but can't think of a workaround.

Clean Mavericks Server - ML or other client, when connecting the client will ask about the security certificate. Accept the cert and the process completes fine.

Mavericks client does not generate that certficate question and hence that's where it is hanging up.

So, if anyone knows how to provoke that cert acceptance, then we have a workaround maybe.

I got it to work by adding a new account first in ical

then capitalizing the url

then using the username lowercase (it always was lowercase)

then using /principals/__uids__/xxxxxx/

then selecting port 8008

btw no cert on that server.