OL98: Error Publishing Internet Free/Busy Information to an FTP Site

ID: Q216257


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Outlook 98

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SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to publish your Free/Busy information to an FTP site, you may get the following error message:

An error occurred publishing your Internet Free/Busy data. Could not connect to FTP site. The URL was <ftp site address>".


CAUSE

The FTP site which you are addressing has anonymous login disabled.


RESOLUTION

Enable anonymous login on the FTP site or include the user name and password in the ftp address.


MORE INFORMATION

The proper address format for an FTP site that has anonymous login disabled is as follows:

ftp://<User>:<Password>@ftp.user@host.domain.com/Usersfolder/Freebusy/Myname.vfb
where <User> is the User name of the account and <Password> is the password associated with the account.


REFERENCES

For additional information about the Internet Free/Busy feature, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q180199 OL98: Using Outlook's Internet Free/Busy Feature

Additional query words: 98

Keywords : kbdta IntPubWiz GnlCal
Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb


Last Reviewed: June 14, 1999
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