ICal invites coming as e-mail attachments

Hi all,
My wife and I both have two AppleIDs. One that is used for iTunes and AppStores. The other is our MobileMe (now iCloud.com) e-mail address, which is used for all iCloud services. We both have OSX and iOS.
According to:
  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4895
this is supported scenario and has worked correctly for for quite some time, with iCal invites appearing in the iCal apps, either on OSX or on iOS. We are both on OSX Mountain Lion 10.8.4 and iOS 6.1.3.
However, in the recent past (I can't lock in a specific time frame), iCal invites that we send to each other are now comig as e-mails with reply buttons and .ics attachments, rather than within iCal, either on OSX or on iOS.
When logging in to the AppleID site, I note that for my iTunes/AppStores ID, my me.com e-mail is listed as the primary address and is indicated as "Verified", with a green check mark. If I login in to the AppleID site with my me.com address, my me.com e-mail is listed as the primary address, however, it is not indicated as "Verified" and I don't see a way to do that. Presumably only one AppleID can have the verified status?
Prior posts on the matter suggest to be sure that there are no secondary addresses associated with the AppleIDs and there are none for either of us.
While this scenario has worked for some time, as a result of this new behavior, I am now wondering if having two different AppleIDs is the problem, or perhaps that both AppleIDs have the same primary e-mail address is the problem.
Should I have both of us redo our iCloud logins on OSX and iOS using the iTunes/AppStore AppleID instead of the me.com e-mail AppleID? Presumably, if that is a solution, I will need to be sure that we don't lose all of our synched data across our devices.
Does this scenario ring a bell with anyone and if so, did you find a solution?
Thanks,
Marc

I powered my iPad off, and started it back up. Works fine now. huh.

Similar Messages

  • I can't use iCal invitation with personal domain-mail

    Hi,
    I use iCal on iCloud with my personal domain mail [email protected]
    When I invite another user that have an email address with the same domain like [email protected], the email invitation doesn't arrive!
    Why??
    I try the same thing with google calendar, and the invitation arrive correctly...

    You have transported all your old copies of those applications onto your Mavericks system. You can't do that nor do you have to. Please do a proper reinstall:
    Install or Reinstall Mavericks, Mountain Lion, or Lion from Scratch
    Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
    OS X Mavericks- Erase and reinstall OS X
    OS X Mountain Lion- Erase and reinstall OS X
    OS X Lion- Erase and reinstall Mac OS X
    Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
                because it is three times faster than wireless.

  • Ical invites

    whenever i send an invite to an event, the invitee receives it but there is no link to respond. is this because they are using pc's rather than a mac with ical?
    the most recent person got this: Carol Schultz has invited you to the iCal event: Meeting w/carol schultz, scheduled for November 20, 2009 at 2:00 PM (Mountain Standard Time). To accept or decline this invitation, click the link below.
    there was no link for him to respond.

    Hi Guys,
    Been dealing with a similar issue for about 3 years now, so I know your pain. Apple will not solve this problem because they're a stickler for standards, no matter what the rest of the world really needs. Since I'm a developer at heart, I decided to tackle the problem on my own and built a software product cal Zamain for Mac to resolve the Apple iCal to Microsoft Outlook/Exchange incompatibilities. I originally built the product for myself, but soon realized that this can help others as well. Here are the major issues that Zamain for Mac resolves:
    Supports sending Apple iCal invitations from multiple Apple Mail email accounts
    Resolves the "unable to Accept" Apple iCal invitations sent to Microsoft Outlook/Exchange recipients
    Resolves incorrect time zones for Microsoft Outlook/Exchange recipients
    Prevents multiple attachments when viewing Apple iCal invitation emails in Microsoft Outlook
    Although I know that this is a shameless plug for my product, I urge you to give it a try because it will really make your life easier. I have been using it every day for past 6 months and I can tell you that it saved me a lot of grief.
    You can get Zamain for Mac at www.zamain.com.
    Thanks!
    -Jon
    As per the terms of agreement, I must disclose that I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link above.

  • ICal server and external invitations via 3rd party mail server

    Hi everyone,
    OS 10.6.5 Server:
    Services running
    AFP
    DNS
    iCal
    Open Directory
    Push Notification
    We are currently testing iCal server and have configured it to send out invites via our mail server (which is running on a different server) by creating the com.apple.calendarserver user on our mail server.
    Email notifications are then configured under the Enable Email Invitations tab in the iCal service of Server Admin as follows:
    IMAP
    Email address: [email protected]
    Incoming server: mail.mytest.com
    Port: 143 (not using SSL)
    Username: com.apple.calendarserver
    Password: secret
    SMTP: mail.mytest.com
    Port: 25 (not using SSL)
    Server requires authentication
    Username: com.apple.calendarserver
    Password: secret
    My test OD users are able to send out invites both internally to other iCal users and externally via email.
    So for example, I invite someone to a meeting and enter their gmail address ([email protected]), the invitation goes out correctly - when I log into gmail I see the invitation.
    When responding to the invitation (clicking Yes), the mail server receives the response from gmail and the iCal server collects the message via IMAP.
    However, the iCal server doesn't seem to parse the received email correctly as I get the following error in the iCal error logs:
    [twistedcaldav.extensions#info] Cannot authenticate proxy user 'com.apple.calendarserver' without X-Authorize-As header
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] 2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [AuthorizedHTTPGetter,client] [twistedcaldav.mail#error] Mail gateway failed to inject message <[email protected]> (Reason: 400 Bad Request)
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] 2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [AuthorizedHTTPGetter,client] [twistedcaldav.mail#debug] Failed calendar body: BEGIN:VCALENDAR
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] VERSION:2.0
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] METHOD:REPLY
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] PRODID:-//Google Inc//Google Calendar 70.9054//EN
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] BEGIN:VEVENT
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] UID:43121576-1183-40C8-82D8-A052754AD1CE
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] DTSTART:20110406T080000Z
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] DTEND:20110406T090000Z
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] ATTENDEE;[email protected];CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;PARTSTAT=DECLINED;RO
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] LE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;X-NUM-GUESTS=0:mailto:[email protected]
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] CREATED:20110303T062518Z
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] DESCRIPTION:
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] DTSTAMP:20110303T064335Z
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] LAST-MODIFIED:20110303T064335Z
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] LOCATION:
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] ORGANIZER;CN=com.apple.calendarserver+07b1c044-9d98-4cdc-afe3-48139218ee35
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] @mytest.com:urn:uuid:B72794FB-3242-48D7-AC22-A584D279B9F9
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] SEQUENCE:3
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] STATUS:CONFIRMED
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] SUMMARY:one more test
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] TRANSP:OPAQUE
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] END:VEVENT
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway] END:VCALENDAR
    2011-03-03 17:44:03+1100 [-] [mailgateway]
    I have set a rule on our mail server to bypass any spam filtering for all messages sent to the [email protected] address, but this doesn't seem to make any difference.
    Does anyone else have this working ? Any ideas ?
    Many thanks
    Message was edited by: gen_bunty
    null

    The issue is not "user authorization". The issue is that the 3rd-party service does not accept all incoming relay requests unless there is authentication with a registered account (which we have). This protects the 3rd-party service from becoming the relaying host for the universe's spoofed and anonymous spam. My deduction is that there is no mechanism in UTL_MAIL to designate not only the 3rd-party ip-address:port (by-passing the local sendmail server) but also providing the username:password for the account there for authentication.
    Plan A: I have attempted to follow directions for client-side SMTP Authentication for Relaying on the sendmail.org site.
    I have not been successful in completing a simple mailx interactive test, much less completing a UTL_MAIL configuration.
    I am scouring the user universe for someone who has put all the pieces together successfully and can advise. . . .
    Edited by: StevenInTallyFl on Mar 26, 2010 3:50 PM
    to clarify that I cannot get from UTL_MAIL to 3rd-party IP directly

  • Ical invitation mails with cryptic sender mail address

    Hi everybody,
    why do my ical invitation mail have a cryptic sender mail address so that no reply can be send successfully.
    Sender mail address look like "<account name> <calenderserver+53b1b7f5-5277-4fb2-8e4e-c244cd7fc4cb@<domain>>". The part in bold typo is added automatically by ical server and depends on the ical event.
    Looking forward to Your help.
    Regards,
    Christian

    Am I correct to assume that you also have mail running on this same server?
    If so, open up your Server Admin, go to Mail, then click on the Maintenance tab and look in the Accounts pane to see what user account that particular UUID# belongs to and you will have your answer

  • ICal .ics e-mail attachments - NOT recognized by iPhone  !!

    Really?! Apple couldn't add iCal file type recognition to the iphone's e-mail application? Sad.. people send iCal .ics calendar scheduling files as attachments in e-mails all the time and the iphone can't figure out what kind of attachment it is ! Am I missing something here? Why is such a simple smartphone feature missing from the iphone?

    I'm trying to open the attachment and have the scheduled information get added to my calendar.. I.E. like every other smartphone out there is capable of. I can see the attached file on the iphone e-mail, but it won't let me download or open it.

  • Accepting Ical invites - in mail or Ical?

    Using 10.7.2, Icloud and latest versions.
    When I accept an ical invite trough Ical the Inviter will not receive my answer but if I answer through mail he gets the answer.
    I would like to be able to answer directly in Ical - when I press accept no response is sent/received.
    The Inviter is using 10.7.2, Icloud and latest versions.
    /e

    I have the same problem.
    I managed to get from Palm Desktop to Ical by going through Tiger and the new isync. This works fine except when I invite a Windows user (outlook) to an ical event. When she tries to open my invitation, she gets a message saying something like "calendar error, go from a lunar to a Gregorian calendar."
    OK, this is very Microsoft and very funny but any ideas on how to manage this?
    From Windows to Mac, it works well.
    Thanks

  • Ical invitation not syncing to iphone, ipad,

    Ical invitations sent to me and received on my Macbook Pro (10.6.x) are limited to my Mail To Do calendar On My Mac. I can't change the calendar in the Event, consequently, it does not appear on my Iphone. I sync through my mobile me.
    Seems like I changed the calendars with 102, and but this seemed to recreated the On My Mac calendar.
    Help!

    So, here is what I ended up doing: I simply recreated the events that were tagged with the calendar, then deleted the calendar. I am not sure how it got there or why it became the default calendar for events coming from Mail, but now that it is gone, new events are going to my MobileMe calendars, and syncing, as expected.

  • Non-Mac users being able to accept iCal invitations

    I have sent numerous meeting invitations using iCal to non-Mac users. When they receive the e-mail, they are unable to save the invitation to their calendar or accept the meeting request. How can I fix this?

    Unfortunately, .ics files, which is how iCal invites are sent +as attachments+, are not recognized by the Mail app on the iPhone. Only Apple can alter that.
    You can submit feedback to Apple: http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html.
    Note that the New Invitation Alerts setting on the iPhone applies to calendar invites sent via MobileMe or MS Exchange (those are true calendar invites, not email attachments).

  • ICal invites are not received by some people (I know why, but Apple won't fix it)

    I switched to icloud a while back and have the maddening problem of SOME people not receiving invites, and have discovered what causes it (at least in my case):
    If the user you are sending to has an itunes (or apple id) account with that email as the login (and that email is NOT an icloud email) they will never receive the iCal invite! Instead it gets routed to their (non setup) icloud account. If they start using icloud for their calendars with this same external email address as login, they will receive them there (directly on their calendar if it is setup). Apple refuses to forward it to their real email address, the one we are sending it to. I have reported it to Apple several times but they are not inclined to fix it, probably because they want to force external users to use icloud. This is mega frustrating. Many of my friends do not receive invites, forcing me to use Google calendar for events with those friends. I prefer the general interface and look of icloud/ical invites, but I need to be able to actually invite people!

    ssuess wrote:
    Not for me, but let me verify the following type scenario with you:
    1. Your person to invite has a gmail address ([email protected])
    2. That gmail address is their Apple ID/iTunes login name (this is the most important piece)
    3. They may have some icloud service on (like note syncing) but do not use icloud calendaring or mail (or may have signed up for mail but never check it)
    4. Your icloud/ical invite arrives properly in their gmail inbox (at [email protected])?
    Is all the above true? For me, the above scenario results in no email being received at the address I sent it to (number 4), it gets routed/lost in icloud if that is their Apple ID login.
    Like I said, I do not have the issue you have, all my invites are received regardless of the email provider and user ID's I just send to the correct address and that's it. Frankly if what you said was common the service would be useless, but it works for millions. The problem is at your end, not everybody's.
    The login name is just a text string to iCloud, not an address.

  • I can no longer send iCal invitations.  I have not changed any settings, passwords or email accounts.  No idea what to do.

    I can no longer send iCal invitations.  I have not changed any settings, passwords or email accounts.  No idea what to do.

    Greetings,
    Questions:
    What happens when you put in an email address in an event? (Make sure the email address is also in your addressbook (Macintosh HD > Applications > Addressbook)
    Are you using calendars that show up under "On My Mac" on the left hand side of iCal or are the calendars under a different heading?
    Troubleshooting:
    Make sure that you can send / receive email in the Apple Mail program.
    Make sure that the email address in Mail > Preferences > Accounts is also on your Addressbook card:Go to Addressbook > Card > Go to My Card -- The email address you are using to send receive messages on your computer should be on this card.
    If that doesn't take care of it:
    1. First make an iCal backup:  Click on each calendar on the left hand side of iCal one at a time highlighting it's name and then going to File Export > Export and saving the resulting calendar file to a logical location for safekeeping.
    2. Go to iCal > Quit iCal
    3. Remove the following to the trash and restart your computer:
    Home > Library > Caches > com.apple.ical
    Home > Library > Calendars > Calendar Cache, Cache, Cache 1, 2, 3, etc. (Do not remove Sync Cache or Theme Cache if present)
    4. Launch iCal and test.
    If the issue persists:
    1. Go to iCal > Quit iCal
    2. Remove the following to the trash and restart your computer:
    Home > Library > Caches > com.apple.ical
    Home > Library > Calendars > Calendar Cache, Cache, Cache 1, 2, 3, etc. (Do not remove Sync Cache or Theme Cache if present)
    Home > Library > Preferences > com.apple.ical (There may be more than one of these. Remove them all.)
    --- NOTE: Removing these files may remove any shared (CalDAV) calendars you may have access to. You will have to re-add those calendars to iCal > Preferences > Accounts.
    3. Launch iCal and test.
    Hope that helps!

  • Removing email address from auto populate box in ICal invites

    I deleted a contact/email address from my address book but his name/email still shows up in ical as choice for invites. His address is not in my mail's "previous recipients" list and is removed from contacts. How do I stop it from being a choice to populate in my ical invite? 

    MacBook Pro - where you actually want and thought you were posting?
    https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro 
    https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os?view=discussions
    http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro
    http://www.apple.com/support/ical
    I assume it is in a cache - maybe even on servers.
    http://www.apple.com/support/iphonehttp://www.apple.com/support/mail

  • Deleted alias shown as inviting email address in iCal invitation

    I just discovered that an already deleted alias is shown as inviting email address in my iCal invitation to others. I double checked this in the iCloud Mail account settings: The alias is definitely gone there, but still used for invitations.
    Does anyone have an idea how this can happen? How to fix this?
    Thanks!

    Interestingly this only happens when creating events on the iPhone. When I create an event on icloud.com in the browser the sender email address is correct.

  • How to send ical invites to outlook

    When I send an ical invite to outlook user, some users ok to accept and others return mail.dat file attachement?

    1. I didn't replace my [email protected] login with my [email protected] email. I only changed my email information to my [email protected] email. I still login with [email protected]
    2. The me card in both my local address book and the addressbook on iCloud only contains my [email protected] email.
    From what I've read in other threads, changing the apple id email means deleting my iCloud account and starting over with a new login email. Apple officially says that it's not possible. But others seem to have succeed with it.
    Do you know of any other solution?

  • Why can't we accept an ical invitation from a iphone or Macbook on the ipad?

    Why can't we accept a ical invitation on the ipad coming from a iphone or a Macbook?

    Hi, deemari. 
    Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities. 
    Here is a troubleshooting article that you may find helpful when experiencing this issue. 
    Messages (Mountain Lion): Fix video chat issues
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12060
    Cheers,
    Jason H. 

Maybe you are looking for