Event "Option status" (free/busy) doesn't translate to PC

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Brett_x

Environment:
Exchange 2003, Mac OS X (Mix of 10.3.8 and 10.4.3), Entourage 11.2.1,
Outlook 2003.

When sending a calendar event out, switching the "option" to "Show time
as: Free" doesn't stick when PC Outlook users open the message. All of
the Mac recipients show the time as Free, but it blocks the time (shows
as busy) for any person who accepted the event on a PC. If the user has
a PC and a Mac, once it is accepted on the PC, the Mac also shows it as
busy. If it is accepted on the Mac, it will show up okay (as free) on
the PC once it synchronizes.

We primarily use this function (Show time as - Free) for sending out
notices when people are going to be out of the office. I send a
calendar event to the people that need to know I will be out of the
office, and they accept it to remind them that I will be out. We don't
want it to appear that they are busy all day (in a busy search) because
I sent them a "vacation" or "day off" message.

I am just curious if anyone else has this problem, and (this is a
stretch) if there is a workaround for it.
Thanks
-Brett
 
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Patrick McMillan [MSFT]

Hi Brett,

Yes, we have heard other reports of this and are looking into it. For those
encountering this, I'm not aware of any convenient workarounds.

Thanks,

Pat
 
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