Share Calendar Email wont send

I set up a shared calendar on office online with the publish feature in
outlook2007. I sent the initial invite during the setup and it worked fine.
Now I am trying to add additional users with the right-click Share Calender
and it creates the email fine. I add receipents and click send and get the
following error: error while preparing to send sharing message. server
returned an error.

It's driving me nuts

Hi Jeff, I have the exact same problem. Have you found an answer? Huff

"Jeff Cashman" wrote:

I set up a shared calendar on office online with the publish feature in
outlook2007. I sent the initial invite during the setup and it worked fine.
Now I am trying to add additional users with the right-click Share Calender
and it creates the email fine. I add receipents and click send and get the
following error: error while preparing to send sharing message. server
returned an error.

It's driving me nuts

you may need to unshare it first - I'm not sure you can add more names
through outlook. you can go online and add them too.

--
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"Huff Logue" Huff wrote in message
...
Hi Jeff, I have the exact same problem. Have you found an answer? Huff

"Jeff Cashman" wrote:

I set up a shared calendar on office online with the publish feature in
outlook2007. I sent the initial invite during the setup and it worked
fine.
Now I am trying to add additional users with the right-click Share
Calender
and it creates the email fine. I add receipents and click send and get
the
following error: error while preparing to send sharing message. server
returned an error.

It's driving me nuts

Diane,

I have torn the site apart, where do I add more users on the site?

Thank you so much!

Jeff

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

you may need to unshare it first - I'm not sure you can add more names
through outlook. you can go online and add them too.

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

Outlook Tips by email:


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"Huff Logue" Huff wrote in message
...
Hi Jeff, I have the exact same problem. Have you found an answer? Huff

"Jeff Cashman" wrote:

I set up a shared calendar on office online with the publish feature in
outlook2007. I sent the initial invite during the setup and it worked
fine.
Now I am trying to add additional users with the right-click Share
Calender
and it creates the email fine. I add receipents and click send and get
the
following error: error while preparing to send sharing message. server
returned an error.

It's driving me nuts

I swear I clicked on restricted link and was able to add another user - I
have a second person linked to it (I only add one of my addresses my test
calendars) so I did something that's for sure.

I can't repro your crash - because I can't get an new invite to open. It
gets to the point where it asks if I want to send invites and nothing
happens.

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

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"Jeff Cashman" wrote in message
...
Diane,

I have torn the site apart, where do I add more users on the site?

Thank you so much!

Jeff

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

you may need to unshare it first - I'm not sure you can add more names
through outlook. you can go online and add them too.

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

Outlook Tips by email:


EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:


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your
newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.


"Huff Logue" Huff wrote in message
...
Hi Jeff, I have the exact same problem. Have you found an answer?
Huff

"Jeff Cashman" wrote:

I set up a shared calendar on office online with the publish feature
in
outlook2007. I sent the initial invite during the setup and it worked
fine.
Now I am trying to add additional users with the right-click Share
Calender
and it creates the email fine. I add receipents and click send and
get
the
following error: error while preparing to send sharing message. server
returned an error.

It's driving me nuts

Same problem for me. Tried unsharing. Can't find online location to add.
Thought it may be related to my use of Outlook 2007 Trial Version, but from
this thread, appears not.



"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

I swear I clicked on restricted link and was able to add another user - I
have a second person linked to it (I only add one of my addresses my test
calendars) so I did something that's for sure.

I can't repro your crash - because I can't get an new invite to open. It
gets to the point where it asks if I want to send invites and nothing
happens.

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

Outlook Tips by email:


EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:


You can access this newsgroup by visiting
http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...s/default.mspx or point your
newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.


"Jeff Cashman" wrote in message
...
Diane,

I have torn the site apart, where do I add more users on the site?

Thank you so much!

Jeff

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

you may need to unshare it first - I'm not sure you can add more names
through outlook. you can go online and add them too.

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

Outlook Tips by email:


EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:


You can access this newsgroup by visiting
http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...s/default.mspx or point
your
newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.


"Huff Logue" Huff wrote in message
...
Hi Jeff, I have the exact same problem. Have you found an answer?
Huff

"Jeff Cashman" wrote:

I set up a shared calendar on office online with the publish feature
in
outlook2007. I sent the initial invite during the setup and it worked
fine.
Now I am trying to add additional users with the right-click Share
Calender
and it creates the email fine. I add receipents and click send and
get
the
following error: error while preparing to send sharing message. server
returned an error.

It's driving me nuts

Sam problem - I have already shared (restricted sharing) my calendar onine -
but have been trying to add another person all week and get this same error
message - did anyone solve it??

Many thanks


"Jeff Cashman" wrote:

I set up a shared calendar on office online with the publish feature in
outlook2007. I sent the initial invite during the setup and it worked fine.
Now I am trying to add additional users with the right-click Share Calender
and it creates the email fine. I add receipents and click send and get the
following error: error while preparing to send sharing message. server
returned an error.

It's driving me nuts

I was having this same issue, and found a solution.

1) Log into calendars.office.microsoft.com
2) Click on my office online
3) Under subscription services on the left, click outlook calendar sharing
4) Click on delete calendar profile (this only erases all shared calendars,
it doesnt do anyhting to your live ID)

5) after this you need to go into outlook, click tools, account settings,
published calendars and then change account, follow the instructions, next
next next and then finish
6) You can then click publish my calendar in outlook
7) I only get one shot at inviting people, so make sure you enter all email
addresses this first time

Hope this helps!

"Helen" wrote:

Sam problem - I have already shared (restricted sharing) my calendar onine -
but have been trying to add another person all week and get this same error
message - did anyone solve it??

Many thanks


"Jeff Cashman" wrote:

I set up a shared calendar on office online with the publish feature in
outlook2007. I sent the initial invite during the setup and it worked fine.
Now I am trying to add additional users with the right-click Share Calender
and it creates the email fine. I add receipents and click send and get the
following error: error while preparing to send sharing message. server
returned an error.

It's driving me nuts

Okay, so this isn't a user-error after all. I've been pulling my hair out
trying to get this work.

Is the limitation of 1 invite per calendar share expected? Seems like
that's a bust since the client function is "Share Published Calendar..."

How do we confirm that this isn't a bug, or an issue with the service?

"Oli Johnson" wrote:

I was having this same issue, and found a solution.

1) Log into calendars.office.microsoft.com
2) Click on my office online
3) Under subscription services on the left, click outlook calendar sharing
4) Click on delete calendar profile (this only erases all shared calendars,
it doesnt do anyhting to your live ID)

5) after this you need to go into outlook, click tools, account settings,
published calendars and then change account, follow the instructions, next
next next and then finish
6) You can then click publish my calendar in outlook
7) I only get one shot at inviting people, so make sure you enter all email
addresses this first time

Hope this helps!

"Helen" wrote:

Sam problem - I have already shared (restricted sharing) my calendar onine -
but have been trying to add another person all week and get this same error
message - did anyone solve it??

Many thanks


"Jeff Cashman" wrote:

I set up a shared calendar on office online with the publish feature in
outlook2007. I sent the initial invite during the setup and it worked fine.
Now I am trying to add additional users with the right-click Share Calender
and it creates the email fine. I add receipents and click send and get the
following error: error while preparing to send sharing message. server
returned an error.

It's driving me nuts

"PASchmitt" wrote:

Okay, so this isn't a user-error after all. I've been pulling my hair out
trying to get this work.

Is the limitation of 1 invite per calendar share expected? Seems like
that's a bust since the client function is "Share Published Calendar..."

How do we confirm that this isn't a bug, or an issue with the service?


I vaguely recollect this working properly a few months ago. However, I tried
recently and it does not work anymore. Was it an illusion?

I really think it is a bug in some recent release of Outlook or some recent
change in the Office Online site. How can we get to the right person at MS to
answer this?