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Configure Mail to Prevent iCal Spam

[johnbaxterlists]johnbaxterlists (apparently) - 01:59pm Apr 14, 2008 PST
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> Fortunately, there's an easy fix: In Mail, go to Mail > Preferences
> and click the General icon (if it's not already selected). From the
> "Add invitations to iCal" pop-up menu, choose Never.

Sadly, this foolishness is in the Mail version in my remaining Tiger
installation, so this isn't just a Leopard thing.

> In iCal's preferences, click the Advanced icon and make sure that
> "Automatically retrieve invitations from Mail" is also unchecked.

This one is not in Tiger's iCal.

Automatic. Internet. Unvalidated. Execute. Apple should know better.

   --John



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Jean Sparks - Apr 15, 2008 2:12 am (#1 Total: 1)  

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Re: Configure Mail to Prevent iCal Spam



On Apr 14, 2008, at 4:59 PM, johnbaxterlistsmac.com wrote:

>> Fortunately, there's an easy fix: In Mail, go to Mail > Preferences
>> and click the General icon (if it's not already selected). From the
>> "Add invitations to iCal" pop-up menu, choose Never.
>
> Sadly, this foolishness is in the Mail version in my remaining Tiger
> installation, so this isn't just a Leopard thing.
>
>> In iCal's preferences, click the Advanced icon and make sure that
>> "Automatically retrieve invitations from Mail" is also unchecked.
>
> This one is not in Tiger's iCal.
  -
Uh I found it in mine - it was already unchecked - last item under
preferences advanced.

Jean
[Tiger 10.4.11 iCal Version 2.0.5 (1069) on a 2005 ibook 1.42]



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