The following table shows the message type, parameter name, default format file description, and recipient for each Calendar Server Mail parameter.
Table E–30 Calendar Server Email Formats in the ics.conf File
Message Type |
Parameter |
Format File (default) |
Description |
Recipients |
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Event Publish |
Announces an event or a change to an existing event |
Those listed in Notification |
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Event Cancel |
Announces an event cancellation |
Those listed in Notification |
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Reply to Event |
"mail_eventreply.fmt" |
Replies to an event notification. |
Those listed in Notification |
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Request Event |
"mail_eventrequest.fmt" |
Subscribes to an event notification. |
Those listed in Notification |
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Event Alarm |
Reminder for an upcoming event |
Those listed in Reminder |
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Recurring Event Notification |
“mail_eventnotificationrecur.fmt” |
Notifies of a recurring event |
Those listed in Notification |
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Event Cancel Notification |
“mail_eventcancel notification.fmt” |
Notifies of a cancelled event |
Those listed in Notification |
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Recurring Event Cancel Notification |
“mail_eventcancelnotificationrecur.fmt” |
Notifies of a cancelled recurring event |
Those listed in Notification |
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Task Publish |
Announces a task or a change to an existing task |
Those listed in Notification |
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Task Cancel |
Announces a task cancellation |
Those listed in Notification |
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Reply to Task |
"mail_todoreply.fmt" |
Replies to a task notification |
Those listed in Notification |
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Todo Request |
"mail_todorequest.fmt" |
Subscribes to a todo notification. |
Those listed in Notification |
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Task Alarm |
Reminder for an upcoming task |
Those listed in Reminder |
Calendar Server generates notification messages by combining a particular event or task with the contents of a format file. The values of data fields within an event or task can be output to the message. The notification message can also include MIME header lines and associated special values. Using special character sequences (format notations), you can include the values of events, tasks, and MIME headers in the message. The lines in the format file are format strings comprised of special character sequences that are replaced with actual values from calendar data fields when the mail message is generated. Special character sequences consist of two characters, the first is the percent sign (%) and the second represents the specific format notation.
The following sections describe special character sequences: