Oracle Calendar MacOSX and SyncML

Hi!
I am a bit lost after reading tons of threads and links...
Here my questions:
1. I sync my Pocket PC running WM5 and SyncML client from Synthesis.ch to sync with Space2go.com, which works fine. On the other side I would love to sync that server with Oracle Calendar. Unfortunately the server address given is not being accepted by Oracle Calendar.
What could be the issue? The server address is http://sync.sync2go.com/sync/ml.dll
Could it be that Ocal does not support SyncML?
2. I have no clue why I cannot import any ics files from iCal into my agenda. I get the error message: There are no valid entries to import!
Am I completely on the wrong track or could someone enlighten me?
cheers Nicolas

I had the same problem using Oracle's iCalendar Import option with some iCAL files, this is what I learned:
Using: Oracle calendar client V10.1.2.0.0.710 for Mac OS X (I have not tested on Windows client).
The iCAL (.ics) file was generated from IBM Lotus Notes 7.
ie. "PRODID:-//Lotus Development Corporation//NONSGML Notes 7.0//EN"
Issues:
-- 1. Time zone string using by IBM was not supported by Oracle in format "Eastern".
needed: America/New_York
-- 2. If the event has "RECURRENCE-ID" line it will not import into Oracle
-- 3. Events with RDATE line and "VALUE=PERIOD" in will not import into Oracle
Details:
I have found solutions four problems in the iCS file from IBM that stop the import:
1. Time Zone not valid:
     DTSTART;TZID="Eastern":20070529T140000
     DTEND;TZID="Eastern":20070529T150000
Change in to:
     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20070529T140000
     DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20070529T150000
fixes the problem.
2. Time zone not valid ie.:
     TZID:Eastern
changed to:
     TZID:America/New_York
fixes the problem.
3. deleting the line:
RECURRENCE-ID;RANGE=THISANDFUTURE:20070529T173000Z
4. PROBLEM: "PERIOD" format not support converting to "DATE" works.
RDATE;TZID="Eastern";VALUE=PERIOD:20070529T140000/20070529T150000
,20070612T140000/20070612T150000,20070626T140000/20070626T150000
,20070710T140000/20070710T150000,20070724T140000/20070724T150000
,20070807T140000/20070807T150000,20070821T140000/20070821T150000
,20070904T140000/20070904T150000
and change to:
RDATE;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20070529T140000
RDATE;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20070612T140000
RDATE;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20070626T140000
RDATE;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20070710T140000
RDATE;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20070724T140000
RDATE;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20070807T140000
RDATE;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20070821T140000
RDATE;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20070904T140000
works... AND
RDATE;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20070529T140000,20070612T140000,20070626T140000,20070710T140000,20070724T140000,20070807T140000,20070821T140000,20070904T140000
ALSO WORKS.
RDATE;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=PERIOD:20070529T140000/20070529T150000
,20070612T140000/20070612T150000,20070626T140000/20070626T150000
,20070710T140000/20070710T150000,20070724T140000/20070724T150000
,20070807T140000/20070807T150000,20070821T140000/20070821T150000
,20070904T140000/20070904T150000
does not.
Oracle could at least give some "console log" message or feedback in eeror dialog saying what wrong with events when they import or at least at what Line the first error occurs!
Mark

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