Enable email in Sharepoint Calendar 1

[AccessHelp123]

Hi,

I am trying to create a calendar list in sharepoint that accepts incoming mail. What I would like the calendar to do it get the information from the email and update the calendar on Sharepoint. I believe what I need is setup an e mail address that I can e mail to. How do I do this? When I click on 'Incoming E mail Settings' there is a box where I can type in the e mail address. I typed my company email address in this box since my email is in Active Directory. I tried sending myself a meeting request and nothing showed up in Sharepoint. So I am trying to figure out what e mail address do I use and what I need to change in Sharepoint so that meeting requests from outlook can be updated in sharepoint.

Thanks.

 

[ehaze]

SP2010

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262947.aspx

SP2007

http://mindsharpblogs.com/ben/archive/2006/11/02/1346.html

When you create an email address for the list, it will then sync with AD. So, in your list settings, you create VactionSharePointCalendar@companyname.com. That address will be synced with AD...

You would email VactionSharePointCalendar@companyname.com to have email dropped into that list / library.

I have found that discussion boards are REAL handy for dealing with email enabled lists.

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[AccessHelp123]

Thanks ehaze. I did follow the steps. I entered vacation_Calendar@company.com in the list email settings. But when I send a meeting request to this e mail account I get a message saying e mail address not found. Is it because the sync with AD is not happening from the calendar? If so what feature in sharepoint enables this sync.

 

[ehaze]

Are you seeing your new email address in your Outlook address book?


more fun reading:

http://sharepointgeorge.com/2010/configuring-incoming-email-sharepoint-2010/

Also found this:
In order to email to a SharePoint calendar, the process is slightly different. You have to create and send a meeting invitation from your Microsoft Outlook calendar to the address specified. It will automatically appear on the calendar. To add content to all other lists, send a standard email with the entry title in the subject field and the entry body in the message of the email. The entry will populate the list appropriately.

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[AccessHelp123]

After I add a new e-mail address to a Sharepoint calendar in the incoming email setting I do not see the email address in outlook. I believe SharePoint is not creating the email adress in AD.

 

[ehaze]

Is the email making it to the drop box?

Are your permissions correct in AD?


... sorry, i'm swamped with a project ...

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[AccessHelp123]

Nope. The issue is still not resolved, SharePoint is not creating the object in AD.