Appointments showing as "TENTATIVE"

I have users telling me that when they send appointments to another user, the
appointment SHOULD show as Tentative without the user having to do ANYTHING
to that appointment.

From what I have tested, I noticed the following:
1) Outlook has to be open
2) The user must OPEN the appointment (not accept or Decline) just open.
Then the appointment will show as Tentative.

Is the user correct or am I correct?

If my assumption is correct
Can you provide me a "Microsoft statement" with this so that I can provide
proof.

I have some users that say they send an appointment out, and the appointment
shows on the other users as tentative, and that person never touched the
inbox.

This is also outlook 2007

"Brenda" wrote:

I have users telling me that when they send appointments to another user, the
appointment SHOULD show as Tentative without the user having to do ANYTHING
to that appointment.

From what I have tested, I noticed the following:
1) Outlook has to be open
2) The user must OPEN the appointment (not accept or Decline) just open.
Then the appointment will show as Tentative.

Is the user correct or am I correct?

If my assumption is correct
Can you provide me a "Microsoft statement" with this so that I can provide
proof.

The default is that meeting requests are automatically processed by Outlook
when they arrive and are placed on the calendar as tentative until accepted
or declined. If this is not happening, use the /sniff switch the next time
you open outlook. (http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/commandlines.htm if you
need help using switches).

What version of Exchange server? The admin can disable autoprocessing on
Exchange 2007 so appointments are not added as tentative automatically.

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"Brenda" wrote in message
...
I have users telling me that when they send appointments to another user,
the
appointment SHOULD show as Tentative without the user having to do
ANYTHING
to that appointment.

From what I have tested, I noticed the following:
1) Outlook has to be open
2) The user must OPEN the appointment (not accept or Decline) just open.
Then the appointment will show as Tentative.

Is the user correct or am I correct?

If my assumption is correct
Can you provide me a "Microsoft statement" with this so that I can provide
proof.

I believe it is exchange 2003. I will ask our admin, but I'm pretty sure.

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

The default is that meeting requests are automatically processed by Outlook
when they arrive and are placed on the calendar as tentative until accepted
or declined. If this is not happening, use the /sniff switch the next time
you open outlook. (http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/commandlines.htm if you
need help using switches).

What version of Exchange server? The admin can disable autoprocessing on
Exchange 2007 so appointments are not added as tentative automatically.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

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"Brenda" wrote in message
...
I have users telling me that when they send appointments to another user,
the
appointment SHOULD show as Tentative without the user having to do
ANYTHING
to that appointment.

From what I have tested, I noticed the following:
1) Outlook has to be open
2) The user must OPEN the appointment (not accept or Decline) just open.
Then the appointment will show as Tentative.

Is the user correct or am I correct?

If my assumption is correct
Can you provide me a "Microsoft statement" with this so that I can provide
proof.