How to configure and access ZideStore FreeBusy information ...

FreeBusy URL in Outlook

The ZideStore FreeBusy URL must look like:

http://[host]:[port]/zidestore/so/freebusy?name=%NAME%&server=%SERVER%

The patterns are replaced by Outlook based on the information contain in the contact record which you are trying to associate with an appointment, eg:

https://skyrix/zidestore/so/freebusy?name=hh&server=skyrix.com

You can edit this field in the "searchfield" in the calendar options (called "Suchenfeld in Kalenderoptionen" in German).

Obviously you do not need to enter a "publish" URL since all appointments you create in OGo are automatically available as freebusy queries.

Outlook 2000 Bug

Apparently some (all?) Outlook 2000 versions have a bug with retrieving freebusy information. Try adding some more participants and after two or something it will display the freebusy info. Sigh.
This bug seems to be fixed starting with Outlook XP (2002).

Exchange Style XML Freebusy

The Evolution Exchange connector retrieves freebusy information not in the iCalendar format but rather in some weird XML based format produced by Exchange. OGo ZideStore does support both variants, XML and iCalendar.

TODO: what is the URL for XML freebusy? ...