Send meeting request using SMTPClient object + VCalendar

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I'm sending a meeting request using the [SMTPClient] class with the VCalendar format.

However, I'm facing the following issues:
- The meeting request is not sent to the organizer.
- The meeting request request is received as an attachment to a plain mail.
- When opened and accepted by the attendee, no reply is sent to the organizer.

Below is the VCalendar format that I'm using:

public static MailMessage CreateMeetingRequestToAll(DateTime dtStart, DateTime dtEnd, string strSubject, string strSummary,
                                        string strLocation, string strOrganizerName, string strOrganizerEmail, MailAddressCollection reqAttendeeList, string UID, SPListItem item, string domainName, bool isToOrganizer)
        {

            //Create an instance of mail message
            MailMessage mmMessage = new MailMessage();
            //  Set up the different mime types contained in the message
            System.Net.Mime.ContentType typeText = new System.Net.Mime.ContentType("text/plain");
            System.Net.Mime.ContentType typeHTML = new System.Net.Mime.ContentType("text/html");
            System.Net.Mime.ContentType typeCalendar = new System.Net.Mime.ContentType("text/calendar");

            //  Add parameters to the calendar header
            typeCalendar.Parameters.Add("Content-class", "urn:content-classes:calendarmessage");
            typeCalendar.Parameters.Add("Content-Type", "text/calendar");
            typeCalendar.Parameters.Add("method", "REQUEST");
            typeCalendar.Parameters.Add("name", "meeting.ics");
            typeCalendar.Parameters.Add("Content-Transfer-Encoding", "8bit");

            //  Create message body parts in text format
            string strBodyText = "Type:Single Meeting\r\nOrganizer: {0}\r\nStart Time:{1}\r\nEnd Time:{2}\r\nTime Zone:{3}\r\nLocation: {4}\r\n\r\n*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*\r\n\r\n{5}";
            strBodyText = string.Format(strBodyText, strOrganizerName, dtStart.ToLongDateString() + " " + dtStart.ToLongTimeString(),
                                dtEnd.ToLongDateString() + " " + dtEnd.ToLongTimeString(), System.TimeZone.CurrentTimeZone.StandardName,
                                strLocation, strSummary);
            AlternateView viewText = AlternateView.CreateAlternateViewFromString(strBodyText, typeText);
            mmMessage.AlternateViews.Add(viewText);

            //Create the Body in HTML format
            string strBodyHTML = "<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN\">\r\n<HTML>\r\n<HEAD>\r\n<META HTTP-EQUIV=\"Content-Type\" CONTENT=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n<META NAME=\"Generator\" CONTENT=\"MS Exchange Server version 6.5.7652.24\">\r\n<TITLE>{0}</TITLE>\r\n</HEAD>\r\n<BODY>\r\n<!-- Converted from text/plain format -->\r\n<P><FONT SIZE=2>Type:Single Meeting<BR>\r\nOrganizer:{1}<BR>\r\nStart Time:{2}<BR>\r\nEnd Time:{3}<BR>\r\nTime Zone:{4}<BR>\r\nLocation:{5}<BR>\r\n<BR>\r\n*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*<BR>\r\n<BR>\r\n{6}<BR>\r\n</FONT>\r\n</P>\r\n\r\n</BODY>\r\n</HTML>";
            strBodyHTML = string.Format(strBodyHTML, strSummary, strOrganizerName, dtStart.ToLongDateString() + " " + dtStart.ToLongTimeString(),
                                    dtEnd.ToLongDateString() + " " + dtEnd.ToLongTimeString(), System.TimeZone.CurrentTimeZone.StandardName,
                                    strLocation, strSummary);
            AlternateView viewHTML = AlternateView.CreateAlternateViewFromString(strBodyHTML, typeHTML);
            mmMessage.AlternateViews.Add(viewHTML);

            //Create the Body in VCALENDAR format
            string strCalDateFormat = "yyyyMMddTHHmmssZ";

            StringBuilder strBodyCalendar = new StringBuilder();
            strBodyCalendar.AppendLine("BEGIN:VCALENDAR");
            strBodyCalendar.AppendLine("PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook 10.0 MIMEDIR//EN");
            strBodyCalendar.AppendLine("VERSION:2.0");
            strBodyCalendar.AppendLine("METHOD:REQUEST");
            strBodyCalendar.AppendLine("BEGIN:VEVENT");

	    foreach (MailAddress attendee in reqAttendeeList)
            {
               mmMessage.To.Add(attendee);
               strBodyCalendar.AppendFormat("ATTENDEE;CN={0};ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;EXPECT=REQUIRE;RSVP=TRUE:MAILTO:{1}\r\n", attendee.DisplayName, attendee.Address);
            }

            strBodyCalendar.AppendFormat("ORGANIZER:MAILTO:{0}\r\n", strOrganizerEmail);
            strBodyCalendar.AppendFormat("DTSTART:{0}\r\n", dtStart.ToUniversalTime().ToString(strCalDateFormat));
            strBodyCalendar.AppendFormat("DTEND:{0}\r\n", dtEnd.ToUniversalTime().ToString(strCalDateFormat));
            strBodyCalendar.AppendFormat("LOCATION:{0}\r\n", strLocation);
            strBodyCalendar.AppendFormat("TRANSP:OPAQUE\r\n");
            strBodyCalendar.AppendFormat("SEQUENCE:0\r\n");
            strBodyCalendar.AppendFormat("UID:{0}\r\n", UID);
            strBodyCalendar.AppendFormat("DTSTAMP:{0}\r\n", DateTime.Now.ToUniversalTime().ToString(strCalDateFormat));
            strBodyCalendar.AppendFormat("DESCRIPTION:{0}\r\n", strSummary);
            strBodyCalendar.AppendFormat("SUMMARY:{0}\r\n", strSubject);
            strBodyCalendar.AppendLine("PRIORITY:5");
            strBodyCalendar.AppendLine("X-MICROSOFT-CDO-IMPORTANCE:1");
            strBodyCalendar.AppendLine("CLASS:PUBLIC");
            strBodyCalendar.AppendLine("BEGIN:VALARM");
            strBodyCalendar.AppendLine("TRIGGER:-PT15M");
            strBodyCalendar.AppendLine("ACTION:DISPLAY");
            strBodyCalendar.AppendLine("DESCRIPTION:Reminder");
            strBodyCalendar.AppendLine("END:VALARM");
            strBodyCalendar.AppendLine("END:VEVENT");
            strBodyCalendar.AppendLine("END:VCALENDAR");

            AlternateView viewCalendar = AlternateView.CreateAlternateViewFromString(strBodyCalendar.ToString(), typeCalendar);
            //viewCalendar.TransferEncoding = TransferEncoding.SevenBit;
            mmMessage.AlternateViews.Add(viewCalendar);

            //Adress the message
            mmMessage.From = new MailAddress(strOrganizerEmail);            
            mmMessage.Subject = strSubject;
            FillAttachmentCollection(ref mmMessage, item);
            return mmMessage;
        }

Posted 6-Mar-11 21:02pm

ziadb86

Updated 7-Mar-11 2:17am

v3

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