Network Working Group Frank Dawson, Lotus
Internet Draft Derik Stenerson, Microsoft
<ietf-calsch-ical-01.txt> March 26, 1997
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Internet Calendaring and Scheduling Core Object Specification
(iCalendar)
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Abstract
There is a clear need to provide and deploy interoperable calendaring
and scheduling services for the Internet. Current group scheduling
and Personal Information Management (PIM) products are being extended
for use across the Internet, today, in proprietary ways. This
document has been defined to provide the a definition of a common
format for openly exchanging calendaring and scheduling information
across the Internet.
This memo is formatted as a registration for a MIME media type per
[RFC 2048]. However, the format in this memo is equally applicable
for use outside of a MIME message content type.
The proposed media type value is "TEXT/CALENDAR". This string would
label a media type containing calendaring and scheduling information
encoded as text characters formatted in a manner outlined below.
This MIME media type provides a standard content type for capturing
calendar event and to-do information. It also can be used to convey
free/busy time information. The content type is suitable as a MIME
message entity that can be transferred over MIME based email systems
or using HTTP. In addition, the content type is useful as an object
for interactions between desktop applications using the operating
system clipboard, drag/drop or file systems capabilities.
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This document is based on the earlier work of the vCalendar
specification for the exchange of personal calendaring and scheduling
information. In order to avoid confusion with this referenced work,
this document is to be known as the iCalendar specification.
This document also includes the format for defining content type
profiles. A content type profile is a document that defines a set of
usage constraints for the iCalendar Object. For example, a profile
might be defined to specify how the iCalendar Object can be used to
provide for a set of interpersonal scheduling messages. Such a
profile might define scheduling messages that request an event be
scheduled, reply to an event request, send a cancellation notice for
an event, modify or replace the definition of an event, provide a
counter proposal for an original event request, delegate an event
request to another individual, request free or busy time, reply to a
free or busy time request, or provide similar scheduling messages for
a to-do calendar component.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction........................................................4
2. Basic Grammar and Conventions.......................................5
3. Definitions.........................................................5
3.1 Alarm ............................................................6
3.2 Busy Time ........................................................6
3.3 Calendar Component ...............................................6
3.4 Calendar Date ....................................................6
3.5 Calendar Object ..................................................6
3.6 Calendar Properties ..............................................6
3.7 Calendar Scale ...................................................6
3.8 Component Properties .............................................6
3.9 Coordinate Universal Time (UTC) ..................................7
3.10 Daylight Saving Time (DST) ......................................7
3.11 Event ...........................................................7
3.12 Free Time .......................................................7
3.13 Gregorian Calendar ..............................................7
3.14 Journal .........................................................7
3.15 Local Time ......................................................7
3.16 Period ..........................................................8
3.17 Recurrence Rule .................................................8
3.18 Reminder ........................................................8
3.19 Repeating Event or To-do ........................................8
3.20 Standard Time ...................................................8
3.21 Time Zone .......................................................8
3.22 To-do ...........................................................9
4. TEXT/CALENDAR Registration Information..............................9
5. iCalendar Object Specification.....................................11
5.1 Syntax Considerations ...........................................11
5.1.1 Content Lines ................................................12
5.1.2 List and Field Separators ....................................13
5.1.3 Grouping .....................................................14
5.1.4 Multiple Values ..............................................14
5.1.5 Character Set ................................................15
5.1.6 Language .....................................................15
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5.1.7 Content Encoding .............................................15
5.1.8 Binary Content ...............................................15
5.1.9 Recurrence Set ...............................................15
5.1.10 Data Types ..................................................16
5.1.10.1 URL .....................................................16
5.1.10.2 Text ....................................................16
5.1.10.3 Date ....................................................16
5.1.10.4 Time ....................................................17
5.1.10.5 Date-Time ...............................................18
5.1.10.6 Duration ................................................18
5.1.10.7 Period of Time ..........................................19
5.1.10.8 Boolean .................................................19
5.1.10.9 Integer .................................................20
5.1.10.10 Float ..................................................20
5.1.10.11 RFC 822 Address ........................................20
5.1.10.12 UTC Offset .............................................21
5.2 iCalendar Object ................................................21
5.3 Property ........................................................22
5.4 Calendar Components .............................................22
5.4.1 Event Component ..............................................22
5.4.2 To-do Component ..............................................23
5.4.3 Journal Component ............................................24
5.4.4 Free/Busy Component ..........................................24
5.4.5 Alarm Component ..............................................25
5.4.6 Timezone Component ...........................................26
5.4.7 Calendar Properties ..........................................28
5.4.7.1 Calendar Scale ...........................................28
5.4.7.2 Geographic Position ......................................29
5.4.7.3 Product Identifier .......................................29
5.4.7.4 Profile ..................................................30
5.4.7.5 Profile Version ..........................................30
5.4.7.6 Source ...................................................31
5.4.7.7 Source Name ..............................................31
5.4.7.8 Version ..................................................31
5.5 Component Properties ............................................32
5.5.1.1 Attachment ...............................................32
5.5.1.2 Attendee .................................................32
5.5.1.3 Categories ...............................................34
5.5.1.4 Classification ...........................................35
5.5.1.5 Date/Time Created ........................................35
5.5.1.6 Date/Time Completed ......................................36
5.5.1.7 Daylight .................................................36
5.5.1.8 Description ..............................................36
5.5.1.9 Due Date/Time ............................................37
5.5.1.10 Duration ................................................37
5.5.1.11 Start Date/Time .........................................38
5.5.1.12 End Date/Time ...........................................38
5.5.1.13 Exception Date/Times ....................................39
5.5.1.14 Exception Rule ..........................................39
5.5.1.15 Free/Busy Time ..........................................40
5.5.1.16 Last Modified ...........................................41
5.5.1.17 Location ................................................41
5.5.1.18 Priority ................................................42
5.5.1.19 Related To ..............................................42
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5.5.1.20 Recurrence Date/Times ...................................43
5.5.1.21 Recurrence Rule .........................................44
5.5.1.22 Resources ...............................................49
5.5.1.23 Response Sequence Number ................................50
5.5.1.24 Sequence Number .........................................50
5.5.1.25 Status ..................................................51
5.5.1.26 Summary .................................................51
5.5.1.27 Time Transparency .......................................52
5.5.1.28 Time Zone Name ..........................................52
5.5.1.29 Time Zone Offset ........................................53
5.5.1.30 Time Zone Transition Time ...............................53
5.5.1.31 Uniform Resource Locator ................................53
5.5.1.32 Unique Identifier .......................................54
5.5.1.33 Non-standard Properties .................................54
5.6 Complete Format Definition ......................................55
6. Registration of Content Type Profiles..............................65
6.1 Define the profile ..............................................65
6.2 Post the profile definition .....................................66
6.3 Allow a comment period ..........................................66
6.4 Submit the profile for approval .................................66
6.5 Profile Change Control ..........................................66
6.6 Registration of New Properties ..................................67
6.6.1 Define the property ..........................................67
6.6.2 Post the Property definition .................................68
6.6.3 Allow a comment period .......................................68
6.6.4 Submit the property for approval .............................68
6.7 Property Change Control .........................................68
7. File extension.....................................................69
8. Macintosh File Type Code...........................................69
9. References.........................................................69
10. Acknowledgments...................................................70
11. Author's Address..................................................70
12. iCalendar Object Examples.........................................71
1. Introduction
The use of calendaring and scheduling has grown considerably in the
last decade. Enterprise and inter-enterprise business has become
dependent on rapid scheduling of events and actions using this
information technology. However, the longer term growth of
calendaring and scheduling, is currently limited by the lack of
Internet standards for the message content types that are central to
these groupware applications. This specification is intended to
progress the level of interoperability possible between dissimilar
calendaring and scheduling applications. This specification defines a
MIME content type for exchanging electronic calendaring and
scheduling information. The Internet Calendaring and Scheduling Core
Object Specification, or iCalendar, allows for the capture and
exchange of information normally stored within a calendaring and
scheduling application; such as a Personal Information Manager or a
Group Scheduling product.
The format is suitable as an exchange format between applications or
systems. The format is defined in terms of a MIME content type. This
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will enable the object to be exchanged using several transports,
including but not limited to SMTP, HTTP, a file system, desktop
interactive protocols such as the use of a memory-based clipboard or
drag/drop interactions, point-to-point asynchronous communication,
wired-network transport, or some form of unwired transport such as
infrared might also be used.
The specification also provides for the definition of usage profiles
that will map this content type to a set of messages for supporting
calendaring and scheduling operations such as requesting, replying
to, modifying, and canceling meetings or appointments, to-dos and
journal entries. The usage profiles can be used to define other
calendaring and scheduling operations such a requesting for and
replying with free/busy time data.
The specification also includes a formal grammar for the content type
to aid in the implementation of parsers and to serve as the
definitive reference when ambiguities or questions arise in
interpreting the descriptive prose definition of the specification.
2. Basic Grammar and Conventions
This document makes use of both a descriptive prose and a more formal
notation for defining the calendaring and scheduling format.
The notation used in this document is the augmented BNF notation of
[RFC 822]. Readers intending on implementing this format defined in
this document should be familiar with this notation in order to
properly interpret the specifications of this document.
All numeric and hexadecimal values used in this document are given in
decimal notation. All names of properties, property parameters,
enumerated property values and property parameter values are case-
insensitive. However, all other property values are case-sensitive,
unless otherwise stated.
Note: All indented editorial notes, such as this one, are
intended to provide the reader with additional information that
is not essential to the building of a conformant implementation
of the specifications of this document. The information is
provided to highlight a particular feature or characteristic of
the specifications.
The format for the iCalendar Object is based on the syntax of the
[MIME DIR] content type. While the iCalendar Object is not a profile
of the [MIME DIR] content type, it does reuse a number of the
elements from the [MIME DIR] specification.
3. Definitions
Date and time, as well as, calendaring and scheduling terminology are
used in every day conversations. However, there are precise
definitions of many of these terms that are used by this memo.
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3.1 Alarm
Also called a reminder. An activity that is an asynchronous mechanism
for providing feedback for a pending or past event or to-do.
3.2 Busy Time
A period of time of time on a calendar where there is already
scheduled one or more events or that is otherwise not available for
scheduling.
3.3 Calendar Component
One of a number of entities that may be found within a calendar
object. In particular, a calendar may be composed of calendar
properties and event, to-do, journal, free/busy, time zone or alarm
calendar components. Calendar components are identified by unique
delimiters within a calendar object. Calendar components provide an
organized collection of component properties.
3.4 Calendar Date
A particular day of a calendar year identified by its position within
the year.
3.5 Calendar Object
An entity consisting of an organized collection of calendar
properties and calendar components. The calendar object is identified
by unique delimiters.
3.6 Calendar Properties
Attributes that apply to the calendar object as a whole. For example,
the iCalendar version used to format the calendar object, an
identifier of the product that created the calendar object, the
calendar scale used to represent the calendar information and time
zone information.
3.7 Calendar Scale
The particular type of calendar in general use. For example,
Gregorian, Buddhist Era, Japanese Emperor Era, Chinese Lunar,
Islamic, and Jewish Calendars.
3.8 Component Properties
Attributes that can only appear within one or more calendar
components. For example, the due date can only appear within a to-do
calendar component. The start date and time applies to both the event
and the to-do component.
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3.9 Coordinate Universal Time (UTC)
The time scale maintained by the Bureau International de l'Heure
(International Time Bureau) that forms the basis of a coordinated
dissemination of standard frequencies and time signals. UTC is often
incorrectly referred to as GMT.
3.10 Daylight Saving Time (DST)
An adjustment to local to accommodate annual changes in the number of
daylight hours. DST is also known as Advanced Time, Summer Time, or
Legal Time. Daylight saving time adjustments in the southern
hemisphere are opposite to those in the northern hemisphere.
3.11 Event
A calendar component that defines a scheduled activity, minimally
specified by a start and end calendar date and time of day and a
description.
3.12 Free Time
A period of time available on a calendar.
3.13 Gregorian Calendar
A calendar scale in general use beginning in 1582. It was introduced
to correct an error in the Julian Calendar scale. The Gregorian
Calendar scale is based on a solar calendar consisting of common
years made up of 365 days and leap years made up of 366 days; both
divided into 12 sequential months.
Note: Initially, this memo addresses specification of calendar
information in terms of the Gregorian calendar scale.
3.14 Journal
A calendar component that defines a collection of information
intended for human presentation and is minimally specified by a
calendar date and one or more descriptions.
3.15 Local Time
The clock time in public use in a locale. Local time is often
referenced by the customary name for the time zone in which it is
located. The relationship between local time and UTC is based on the
offset(s) that are in use for a particular time zone. In general, the
formula is as follows:
local time = UTC + (offset)
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3.16 Period
A duration of time, specified as either a defined length of time or
by its beginning and end points.
3.17 Recurrence Rule
A notation used to represent repeating occurrences, or the exceptions
to such a repetition of an event or a to-do. The recurrence rule can
also be used in the specification of a time zone description. This
document defines a particular notation used in recurrence rules
within this specification.
3.18 Reminder
See Alarm.
3.19 Repeating Event or To-do
An event or to-do that repeats for one or more additional
occurrences. The recurrence may be defined with discrete dates and
times and/or with a recurrence rule.
3.20 Standard Time
Introduced by Sir Sanford Fleming and others around 1870, standard
time is a scheme for dividing the world into zones where the same
time would be kept. The original proposal was to divide the world
into 24 zones, each zone having a width of 15 degrees of longitude.
The center zone was originally the meridian passing through
Greenwich, England, called Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The time in the
zones was decremented by one hour per zone going westwards and was
incremented by one hour per zone going eastwards from GMT. Changes
have been made to the original proposal to accommodate political
boundaries. In addition, some countries and regions specify 30 or 45
minute offsets, rather than the full 60 minute offset. Standard time
is also known as Winter Time in some regions.
GMT and UTC are generally equivalent. However, by international
agreement, the GMT term is discouraged in favor of the term UTC for
all general time keeping.
3.21 Time Zone
The particular time zone that time in a particular location is
expressed in. A time zone is unambiguously defined by the set of time
measurement rules determined by the governing body for the given
location. These rules describe at a minimum the base offset from UTC,
often referred to as the Standard Time offset. Optionally, if
Daylight Savings Time is observed, the rules will specify the
Daylight Savings Time offset and either a set of rules describing the
transition to and from Daylight Savings Time or absolute dates
describing the movement in and out of Daylight Savings Time. It is
important to note that these rules are not static. Time zones may
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also have a local customary name. However, not all time zones have a
special name for their time. The customary names for time zones are
often abbreviated. However, not all time zone abbreviations are
unique. For example, AST may mean Atlantic Standard Time, Alaska
Standard Time, and even Aleutian Standard Time. Each of these are
different offsets from UTC. Nevertheless, customary names for time
zones are in use in various parts of the world.
3.22 To-do
A calendar component that defines an action item and is minimally
specified by an effective calendar date and time of day, a due
calendar date and time of day, a priority and a description.
4. TEXT/CALENDAR Registration Information
The Calendaring and Scheduling Core Object Specification is intended
for use as a MIME content type. However, the implementation of the
specification is in no way limited solely as a MIME content type.
The following text is intended to register this specification as the
MIME content type "text/calendar".
To: ietf-types@uninett.no
Subject: Registration of MIME content type text/calendar.
MIME media type name: text
MIME subtype name: calendar
Required parameters: profile
The "profile" parameter is used to convey the scheduling usage to
which the calendaring and scheduling information pertains. It also
is an identifier for the set of properties that the iCalendar
Object will consist of. The parameter is intended to be used as a
guide to applications interpreting the information contained within
the body part. It should NOT be used to exclude or require
particular pieces of information unless the identified profile
definition specifically calls for this behavior. Unless
specifically forbidden by a particular profile definition, a
text/calendar content type may contain any set of properties
permitted by the Calendaring and Scheduling Core Object
Specification.
The value for the "profile" parameter is defined as follows:
profile = component "-" usage
component = "EVENT" / "event" / "TODO" / "todo"
/ "JOURNAL" / "journal" / "FREEBUSY"
/ "freebusy" / x-token / iana-comp
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usage = "REQUEST" / "request" / "REPLY" / "reply"
/ "CANCEL" / "cancel" / "x-token / iana-usage
x-token = <The two characters "X-" or "x-" followed, with
no intervening white space, by any atom, where
atom is from section 3.3 of [RFC 822]>
iana-comp = <A publicly defined extension component,
registered with IANA, as specified by this
document>
iana-usage = <A publicly defined extension usage,
registered with IANA, as specified by this
document>
Optional parameters: charset
The "charset" parameter is defined in [RFC 2046] for other body
parts. It is used to identify the default character set used within
the body part. Note that alternate character sets can be specified
on a per-value basis using the "charset" property parameter defined
in [MIME DIR].
Optional content header fields: Any header fields defined by [RFC
2045].
Encoding considerations: This MIME content type does not introduce
any new encoding types beyond those defined in [RFC 2045]. Note
that each property in the content entity may also have an inline
encoding for the body part as a whole (i.e., inline encoding are
performed first, then Content-Transfer-Encoding is applied to the
entire body part). This means that content values may end up
encoded twice.
Security considerations: The calendaring and scheduling information
based on this MIME content type may include references to Uniform
Resource Locators that may be programmed resources. In addition,
this information may contain direct references to executable
programs intended to be used as procedure-based alarms for an event
or to-do. Implementers and users of this specification should be
aware of the network security implications of accepting and parsing
such information.
Interoperability considerations: This MIME content type is intended
to provide interoperability between calendaring and scheduling
products. It is heavily based on the earlier [VCAL] industry
specification.
Intended Usage: COMMON
Published specification: This remainder of this document.
Author/Change controllers:
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Frank Dawson
6544 Battleford Drive
Raleigh, NC 27613-3502
919-676-9515 (Telephone)
919-676-9564 (Facsimile)
fdawson@earthlink.net (Internet Mail)
Derik Stenerson
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399
206-936-5522 (Telephone)
206-936-7329 (Facsimile)
deriks@microsoft.com (Internet Mail)
5. iCalendar Object Specification
The following sections define the details of a Calendaring and
Scheduling Core Object Specification. This information is intended to
be an integral part of the MIME content type registration. In
addition, this information may be used independent of such content
registration. In particular, this specification has direct
applicability for use as a calendaring and scheduling exchange format
in file-, memory- or network-based transport mechanisms.
5.1 Syntax Considerations
The content information associated with an iCalendar Object is
formatted using a syntax similar to that defined by [MIME DIR]. That
is, the content information consists of one or more CRLF-separated
lines in the following format:
contentline = [group "."] name [";" paramlist] ":" value CRLF
;Folding permitted on content lines.
group = atom ;As defined in [RFC 822]
name = x-name / iana-name ;An iCalendar attribute/property
x-name = <The two characters "X-" or "x-" followed, with no
intervening white space, by any atom>
iana-name = <A publicly defined name, registered with IANA>
paramlist = parameter / paramlist ";" parameter
parameter = encodingparm
/ valuetypeparm ;If not present => inline value
/ charsetparm
/ languageparm
/ [parmtype "="] parmvalues
encodingparm = "encoding" "=" encodetype
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encodetype = "8bit" ;From [RFC 2045]
/ "7bit" ;From [RFC 2045]
/ "base64" ;From [RFC 2045]
/ "quoted-printable" ;From [RFC 2045]
valuetypeparm = "value" "=" valuetype
valuetype = "url"
/ "text"
/ "date"
/ "time"
/ "date-time"
/ "period"
/ "duration"
/ "boolean"
/ "integer"
/ "float"
/ "rfc822-address"
/ "utc-offset"
/ x-token
/ iana-value
iana-value = <A publicly defined extension value type, registered
with IANA, as specified by this document>
charsetparm = "charset" "=" charset ;As defined in [RFC 2047]
languageparm = "language" "=" language ;As defined in [RFC 1766]
parmtype = x-token / iana-ptype
iana-ptype = <A publicly defined extension parameter type,
registered with IANA, as specified by this document>
parmvalues = parmvalue / parmvalues "," parmvalue
parmvalue = x-name / iana-pvalue
iana-pvalue = <A publicly defined extension parameter value,
registered with IANA, as specified by this document>
value = url / text / date / time/ date-time / period /
/ duration / boolean / integer / float / rfc822-address
/ utc-offset / x-token / iana-value
iana-value = <A publicly defined property value data type,
registered with IANA, as defined in this document>
5.1.1 Content Lines
Individual lines within the iCalendar Object are delimited by the
[RFC 822] line break, which is a CRLF sequence (ASCII decimal 13,
followed by ASCII decimal 10). Line should not be longer than 76
characters, excluding the line break.
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Long lines of text can be split into a multiple-line representation
using a line "folding" technique. That is, wherever a line split is
desired a CRLF immediately followed by one LWSP-char must instead be
inserted.
For example the line:
DESCRIPTION:This is a long description that exists on a long line.
Can be represented as:
DESCRIPTION:This is a long description
that exists on a long line.
The process of moving from this folded multiple-line representation
to its single line representation is called "unfolding". Unfolding is
accomplished by removing the CRLF immediately followed by a LWSP-
char.
An intentional formatted text line break in a property value must
also be specified by a (RFC 822) line break, which is a CRLF
sequence. However, since the CRLF sequence is used to delimit a line,
property values with imbedded formatted line breaks (i.e., hard line
breaks) must be encoded using an alternate encoding of either quoted-
printable or base64, as defined in [RFC 2045].
The quoted-printable encoding of the multiple lines of formatted text
are separated with a quoted-printable CRLF sequence of "=0D" followed
by "=0A" followed by a Quoted-Printable soft line break sequence of
"=". Quoted-printable lines of text must also be limited to less than
76 characters. The 76 characters does not include the CRLF [RFC 822]
line break sequence. For example a multiple line DESCRIPTION value
of:
Project XYZ Final Review
Conference Room - 3B
Come Prepared.
Would be represented in a Quoted-Printable encoding as:
DESCRIPTION; QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Project XYZ Final Review=0D=0A=
Conference Room - 3B=0D=0A=
Come Prepared.
White space characters (i.e., HTAB and SPACE characters, ASCII
decimal 9 and 32) to the left of a "value" may freely surround any
symbol. This means that if a "value" begins with a white space
character, it must be encoded using either the base64 or quoted-
printable encoding methods.
5.1.2 List and Field Separators
Where a property parameter value consists of a list of values, each
value must be separated by a COMMA character (ASCII decimal 44). A
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COMMA character in a property parameter value must be escaped with a
BACKSLASH character (ASCII decimal 92).
Structured property values must have their components separated by a
SEMICOLON character (ASCII decimal 59). In addition, lists of
property parameters must be separated by a SEMICOLON character (ASCII
decimal 59). A SEMICOLON character in a property value or property
parameter value must be escaped with a BACKSLASH character (ASCII
decimal 92).
For example, in the following properties a SEMICOLON is used to
separate property parameters and property value fields. A COMMA is
used to separate values.
ATTENDEE;RSVP=YES;ROLE=ATTENDEE:"J.Smith" <jsmith@host.com)
RDATE;VALUE=DATE:19970304,19970504,19970704,19970904
5.1.3 Grouping
The group construct is used to group related properties together. The
group name is a syntactic convention used to indicate that all
property names prefaced with the same group name should be processed
together when displayed by an application. It has no other
significance. Implementations that do not understand or support
grouping may simply strip off any text before the PERIOD character
(ASCII decimal 46) and present the property and value as normal.
The following provides an example of property grouping. The first
start, end and busy time are grouped together with a label "GROUPA".
The second start, end and busy time are grouped together with a label
"GROUPB".
GROUPA.DTSTART:19970101T000000-0500
GROUPA.DTEND:19970101T235959-0500
GROUPA.BUSYTIME;VALUE=PERIOD-START:19970101T000000-0500/PT8H30M,
19970101T100000-0500/PT2H,19970101T150000-0500/PT20H59M59S
GROUPB.DTSTART:19970102T000000-0500
GROUPB.DTEND:19970102T235959-0500
GROUPB.BUSYTIME;VALUE=PERIOD-START=19970102T000000-5000/PT10H,
19970102T130000-0500/PT6H
5.1.4 Multiple Values
Each attribute or property defined in the iCalendar Object may have
multiple values, if allowed in the definition of the specific
property. The general rule for encoding multi-valued items is to
simply create a new content line for each value; including the
property name. However, it should be noted that some properties
support encoding multiple values in a single property by separating
the values with a COMMA (ASCII decimal 44).
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5.1.5 Character Set
The "charset" property parameter should be used to identify character
sets other than "US-ASCII". The "charset" property parameter can be
used to change the default character set on a per-value basis. The
value of the charset property parameter is any IANA registered
character set.
Note: For transport in a MIME entity, the "charset" Content-Type
parameter may be used to set the default character set for the
entire body part.
5.1.6 Language
The "language" property parameter should be used to identify data in
alternate languages. The default language is "us-EN". The value of
the language property parameter is that defined in [RFC 1766].
Note: For transport in a MIME entity, the Content-Language
header field may be used to set the default language for the
entire body part.
5.1.7 Content Encoding
The "encoding property parameter should be used to specify an
alternate encoding for a value. If the value contains a <CR>
character (ASCII decimal 10) or <LF> character (ASCII decimal 13), it
must be encoded using either base64 or quoted-printable, since
<CR><LF> is used to separate lines in the iCalendar Object itself.
5.1.8 Binary Content
There is no support for inline encoding of binary information in an
iCalendar Object. Binary information is associated with the iCalendar
Object through the use of a uniform resource locator (URL) reference
to the binary information.
5.1.9 Recurrence Set
Recurring events and to-dos are supported by this specification. The
recurrence within the iCalendar Object may be specified as either a
list of discrete date and time values or as a recurrence rule. The
full recurrence set is generated by considering the initial DTSTART
along with the RRULE, RDATE, EXDATE and EXRULE properties contained
within the iCalendar object. Multiple instances of the RRULE and
EXRULE properties may also be specified to define more sophisticated
recurrence sets. The final recurrence set is generated by gathering
all of the start date-times generated by any of the specified RRULE
and RDATE properties, and excluding any start date and times which
fall within the union of start date and times generated by any
specified EXRULE and EXDATE properties. This implies that start date
and times within exclusion related properties (i.e., EXDATE and
EXRULE) take precedence over those specified by inclusion properties
(i.e., RDATE and RRULE).
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The recurrence rule used in the iCalendar Object is defined in the
RRULE component property.
5.1.10 Data Types
The "value" property parameter is an optional property parameter. It
is used to identify the data type and format of the property value.
The following data types are used by the iCalendar Object.
5.1.10.1 URL
The "url" data type is used to identify values that contain a uniform
resource locator (URL) type of reference to the property value. This
data type might be used to reference binary information, for values
that are large, or otherwise undesirable to include directly in the
iCalendar Object. The data type is defined by the following notation:
url = <As defined by [RFC 1738]>
Any IANA registered URL type may be used. These include, but are not
limited to, those for FTP and HTTP protocols, file access, content
identifier and message identifier.
For example, the following is an URL for a local file:
file:///my-report.txt
5.1.10.2 Text
The "text" data type is used to identify values that contain human
readable text. The character set and language in which the text is
represented is controlled by the charset and language property
parameters. The data type is defined by the following notation:
CHAR = <Any character in the selected character set>
text = <Any CHAR, including bare CR & bare LF but not
including CRLF>
5.1.10.3 Date
The "date" data type is used to identify values that contain a
calendar date. The format is expressed as the [ISO 8601] complete
representation, basic format for a calendar date. The text format
specifies a four-digit year, two-digit month, and two-digit day of
the month. There are no separator characters between the year, month
and day component text. The data type is defined by the following
notation:
DIGIT =<any ASCII decimal digit> ;0-9
date-fullyear = 4DIGIT
date-month = 2DIGIT ;01-12
date-mday = 2DIGIT ;01-28, 01-29, 01-30, 01-31
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;based on month/year
full-date = date-fullyear date-month date-mday
date = fulldate *["," fulldate]
For example, the following represents July 14, 1997:
19970714
5.1.10.4 Time
The "time" data type is used to identify values that contain a time
of day. The format is expressed as the [ISO 8601] complete
representation, basic format for a time of day. The text format
consists of a two-digit 24-hour of the day, two-digit minute in the
hour, and two-digit seconds in the minute. If seconds of the minute
are not supported by an implementation, then a value of "00" should
be specified for the seconds component. Fractions of an hour, minute
or second are not supported by this format. This format is used to
represent local time, local time with UTC offset and UTC time. UTC
time is identified by a LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z suffix character
(ASCII decimal 90), the UTC designator, appended to the time. The
local time with UTC offset is expressed as a local time, suffixed
with the signed offset from UTC. The UTC offset is express as the 2-
digit hours and 2-digit minutes difference from UTC. It is expressed
as positive, with an optional leading PLUS SIGN character (ASCII
decimal 43), if the local time is ahead of UTC. It is expressed as a
negative, with a leading HYPEN-MINUS character (ASCII decimal 45), if
the local time is behind UTC. Local time has neither the UTC
designator nor the UTC offset suffix text. The data type is defined
by the following notation:
DIGIT =<any ASCII decimal digit> ;0-9
time-hour = 2DIGIT ;00-24
time-minute = 2DIGIT ;00-60
time-second = 2DIGIT ;00-59
time-numzone = ("+" / "-") time-hour time-minute
time-zone = "Z" / time-numzone
full-time = time-hour time-minute time-second [time-zone]
time = fulltime *["," fulltime]
For example, the following represents 8:30 AM in New York, five hours
behind UTC, in local time and local time with UTC offset. In
addition, 1:30 PM in UTC is illustrated:
083000
083000-0500
133000Z
There are cases when a floating time is intended within a property
value. For example, an event may be defined that indicates that an
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individual will be busy from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM every day. In these
cases, a local time may be specified. The recipient of an iCalendar
Object with a property value consisting of a local time, without any
relative time zone information, should interpret the value as being
fixed to the recipient's locale and time zone. In most cases, a fixed
time is desired. To properly communicate a fixed time in a property
value, either UTC, local time with UTC offset, or local time with a
time zone calendar component must be specified.
5.1.10.5 Date-Time
The "date-time" data type is used to identify values that contain a
precise calendar date and time of day. The format is expressed as the
[ISO 8601] complete representation, basic format for a calendar date
and time of day. The text format is a concatenation of the "date",
followed by the LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T character (ASCII decimal 84)
time designator, followed by the "time" format defined above. The
data type is defined by the following notation:
date-time = date "T" time ;As specified above in date and time
The following represents July 14, 1997, at 1:30 PM in UTC and the
equivalent time in New York (five hours behind UTC), expressed as a
local time and local time with UTC offset:
19970714T133000Z
19970714T083000
19970714T083000-0500
5.1.10.6 Duration
The "duration" data type is used to identify properties that contain
a duration of time. The format is expressed as the [ISO 8601] basic
format for the duration of time. The format can represent durations
in terms of years, months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds. The
data type is defined by the following notation:
DIGIT =<any ASCII decimal digit> ;0-9
dur-second = 1*DIGIT "S"
dur-minute = 1*DIGIT "M" [dur-second]
dur-hour = 1*DIGIT "H" [dur-minute]
dur-time = "T" (dur-hour / dur-minute / dur-second)
dur-week = 1*DIGIT "W"
dur-day = 1*DIGIT "D"
dur-month = 1*DIGIT "M" [dur-day]
dur-year = 1*DIGIT "Y" [dur-month]
dur-date = (dur-day / dur-month / dur-year) [dur-time]
duration = "P" (dur-date / dur-time / dur-week)
For example, a duration of 10 years, 3 months, 15 days, 5 hours, 30
minutes and 20 seconds would be:
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P10Y3M15DT5H30M20S
5.1.10.7 Period of Time
The "period" data type is used to identify values that contain a
precise period of time. There are two forms of a period of time.
A period of time may be identified by it start and its end. This
format is expressed as the [ISO 8601] complete representation, basic
format for "date-time" start of the period, followed by a SOLIDUS
character (ASCII decimal 47), followed by the "date-time" of the end
of the period. For example, the period starting at 10 AM in Seattle
(eight hours behind UTC) on January 1, 1997 and ending at 11 PM in
Seattle on January 1, 1997 would be:
19970101T100000-0800/19970101T230000-0800
A period of time may also be defined by a start and a duration of
time. The format is expressed as the [ISO 8601] complete
representation, basic format for the "date-time" start of the period,
followed by a SOLIDUS character (ASCII decimal 47), followed by the
[ISO 8601] basic format for "duration" of the period. For example,
the period start at 10 AM in Seattle (eight hours behind UTC) on
January 1, 1997 and lasting 5 hours and 30 minutes would be:
19970101T100000-0800/P5H30M
The data type is defined by the following notation:
period-explicit = date-time "/" date-time
;ISO 8601 complete representation basic format for a period of time
;consisting of a start and end. The start must be before the end.
period-start = date-time "/" duration
;ISO 8601 complete representation basic format for a period of time
;consisting of a start and duration of time.
period = period-explicit / period-start
5.1.10.8 Boolean
The "boolean" data type is used to identify properties that contain
either a "true" or a "false" boolean value. These values are case
insensitive. The data type is defined by the following notation:
boolean = "TRUE" / "FALSE"
For example, any of the following are equivalent:
TRUE
true
TrUe
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5.1.10.9 Integer
The "integer" data type is used to identify properties that contain a
signed integer value. The valid range for "integer" is -2147483648 to
2147483647. If the sign is not specified, then the value is assumed
to be positive. If the property permits, multiple "integer" values
may be specified using a COMMA character (ASCII decimal 44) separator
character. The data type is defined by the following notation:
DIGIT =<any ASCII decimal digit> ;0-9
integer = ["+" / "-"] *DIGIT
For example:
1234567890
-1234567890
+1234567890
432109876
5.1.10.10 Float
The "float" data type is used to identify properties that contain a
real value number value. If the property permits, multiple "float"
values may be specified using a COMMA character (ASCII decimal 44)
separator character. The data type is defined by the following
notation:
DIGIT =<any ASCII decimal digit> ;0-9
float = ["+" / "-"] *DIGIT ["." *DIGIT]
For example:
1000000.0000001
1.333
-3.14
5.1.10.11 RFC 822 Address
The "rfc822-address" data type is used to identify properties that
contain a calendar address. The phrase component of the address may
be used to match an unknown address with an otherwise known
individual, group, or resource. The data type is as defined by the
following notation:
rfc822-address = addr-spec / [phrase] "<" addr-spec ">"
addr-spec = local-part "@" domain ;RFC 822 address
local-part = WORD *("." WORD)
domain = domain-ref *("." domain-ref)
domain-ref = ATOM
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phrase = 1*WORD
WORD = ATOM / quoted-string
quoted-string = <"> *(qtext/quoted-pair) <"> ; Regular qtext or
; quoted chars.
qtext = <any CHAR excepting <">, ; => may be folded
"\" & CR, and including linear-white-space>
quoted-pair ="\" CHAR ; may quote any char
CHAR = <any a character from the selected character set>
ATOM = 1*<any CHAR except specials, SPACE and CTLs>
5.1.10.12 UTC Offset
The "utc -offset" data type is used to identify properties that
contain an offset from UTC to local time. The data type is defined by
the following notation:
utc-offset = time-numzone ;As defined above in time data type
For example, the following are UTC offsets for New York (five hours
behind UTC) and Geneva (one hour ahead of UTC):
-0500 ;New York
+0100 ;Geneva
5.2 iCalendar Object
The Calendaring and Scheduling Core Object is a collection of
calendaring and scheduling information. Typically, this information
will consist of a single iCalendar Object. However, multiple
iCalendar Objects may be sequentially, grouped together. The first
line and last line of the iCalendar Object must contain a pair of
iCalendar Object delimiter strings. The syntax for a vCalendar Object
is as follows:
icalobject = "BEGIN" ":" "VCALENDAR" CRLF
icalbody
"END" ":" "VCALENDAR" CRLF [icalobject]
The following is a simple example of an iCalendar Object:
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:19970714T120000-0500
DTEND:19970714T235959-0500
DESCRIPTION:Bastile Day Party
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
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5.3 Property
A property is the definition of an individual attribute describing a
calendar property or a calendar component. A property takes the
following form:
property = [group "."] propname [";" parmlist] ":" value CRLF
propname = <any properties defined in this document>
/ iana-prop / x-token
x-token = <The two characters "X-" or "x-" followed, with no
intervening white space, by any atom>
iana-prop = <A publicly defined extension property, registered
with IANA, as specified by this document>
The following is an example of a property:
DTSTART:19960415T083000-05:00
This document places no imposed ordering of properties within an
iCalendar Object.
Property names, parameter names and parameter values (i.e.,
everything to the left of the ":" on a line) are case insensitive.
For example, the property name "DUE" is the same as "due" and "Due".
5.4 Calendar Components
The body of the iCalendar Object consists of a sequence of calendar
properties and one or more calendar components. The calendar
properties are attributes that apply to the calendar as a whole. The
calendar components are collections of properties that with a
particular calendar semantic. For example, the calendar component may
specify a an event, a to-do, journal entry, time zone information, or
free/busy time information, or alarm.
The body of the iCalenar Object is defined by the following notation:
icalbody = calprops 1*component
calprops = [calscale] [geo] prodid [profile] [profile-version]
[source] [name] version
component = 1*(eventc / todoc / journalc / freebusyc /
/ timezonec)
5.4.1 Event Component
An Event Calendar Component is a grouping of component properties and
an optional alarm calendar component that represent a scheduled
amount of time on a calendar. For example, it may be an activity;
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such as a one-hour, department meeting from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM,
tomorrow.
An Event Component is defined by the following notation:
eventc = "BEGIN" ":" "VEVENT" CRLF
*eventprop *alarmc
"END" ":" "VEVENT" CRLF
eventprop = *attach *attendee *categories [class]
/ [created] description dtend dtstart *exdate
/ *exrule *last-mod [location] [priority]
/ *related *resources *rdate *rrule
/ [resp-seq] / [seq] [status] [summary] [transp]
/ [uid] *url
The Event Component can not be nested within another Calendar
Component. Event components may be related to each other or to a To-
do or Journal Calendar Component with the RELATED-TO property.
The following is an example of the Event Calendar Component:
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:19970903T083000-0800
DTEND:19970903T110000-0500
DESCRIPTION:Annual Employee Review
CLASS:PRIVATE
CATEGORIES:BUSINESS,HUMAN RESOURCES
END:VEVENT
5.4.2 To-do Component
A To-do Calendar Component is a grouping of component properties and
an optional alarm calendar component that represent an action-item or
assignment. For example, it may be an item of work assigned to an
individual; such as "turn in travel expense today".
A To-do Component is defined by the following notation:
todoc = "BEGIN" ":" "VTODO" CRLF
*todoprop *alarmc
"END" ":" "VTODO" CRLF
todoprop = *attach *attendee *categories [class] [completed]
/ [created] description dtstart due *exdate
/ *exrule *last-mod [location] priority
/ *related *resources *rdate *rrule [resp-seq]
/ [seq] [status] [summary] [transp] [uid] *url
The To-do Component can not be nested within another Calendar
Component. If To-do components need to be related to each other or to
an Event or Journal Calendar Component, they can specify a
relationship with the RELATED-TO property.
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The following is an example of a To-do Calendar Component:
BEGIN:VTODO
DTSTART:19970415T083000-0500
DUE:19970415T235959-0500
DESCRIPTION:1996 Income Tax Preparation
CLASS:CONFIDENTIAL
CATEGORIES:FAMILY,FINANCE
PRIORITY:1
STATUS:NEEDS ACTION
END:VEVENT
5.4.3 Journal Component
A Journal Calendar Component is a grouping of component properties
that represent one or more descriptive text on a particular calendar
date. For example, it may be a journal entry of individual telephone
contacts for the day or an ordered list of accomplishments for the
day.
A Journal Component is defined by the following notation:
journalc = "BEGIN" ":" "VJOURNAL" CRLF
*jourprop
"END" ":" "VJOURNAL" CRLF
jourprop = *attach *categories [class] [created] description
/ dtstart *last-mod *related [resp-seq] [seq] [uid] *url
The Journal Component can not be nested within another Calendar
Component. If Journal Components need to be related to each other or
to an Event or To-Do Calendar Component, they can specify a
relationship with the RELATED-TO property.
The following is an example of the Journal Calendar Component:
BEGIN:VJOURNAL
DTSTART:19970317T083000
DESCRIPTION:1. Staff meeting: Participants include Joe, Lisa
and Bob. Aurora project plans were reviewed. There is currently
no budget reserves for this project. Lisa will escalate to
management. Next meeting on Tuesday.
2. Telephone Conference: ABC Corp. sales representative called
to discuss new printer. Promised to get us a demo by Friday.
3. Henry Miller (Handsoff Insurance): Car was totaled by tree.
Is looking into a loaner car. 654-2323 (tel).
END:VJOURNAL
5.4.4 Free/Busy Component
A Free/Busy Calendar Component is a grouping of component properties
that represent free or busy time information. Typically, this
component exists in an iCalendar Object that is being used to either
request or return free or busy time information.
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A Free/Busy Component is defined by the following notation:
freebusyc = "BEGIN" ":" "VFREEBUSY" CRLF
*fbprop
"END" ":" "VFREEBUSY" CRLF
fbprop = *attendee [created] [duration] [dtend] [dtstart]
/ *freebusy *last-mod *related [resp-seq] [seq] [uid]
/ *url
The Free/Busy Component can not be nested within another Calendar
Component. Free/Busy components may be related to each other with the
RELATED-TO property. Multiple Free/Busy Calendar Components may be
specified within a iCalendar Object. This permits the grouping of
Free/Busy information into logical collections, such as monthly
groups of busy time information.
The Free/Busy Calendar Component is intended for use in profiles
involving requests for free time, requests for busy time, requests
for both free and busy, and the associated replies.
Free/Busy information can be expressed using the FREEBBUSY property.
This property provides a terse representation of time periods. One or
more FREEBUSY properties may be specified in the FREE/BUSY Calendar
Component to describe the Free/Busy information.
Optionally, the DTSTART and DTEND properties may be specified to
express the start and end date and time for Free/Busy information in
the Free/Busy Calendar Component. When present in a Free/Busy
Calendar Component, they should be specified prior to any FREEBUSY
properties. In a free time request, these properties may be used in
combination with the DURATION property to express a request for a
duration of free time within a given window of time.
The recurrence properties (RRULE, EXRULE, RDATE, EXDATE) are not
permitted within a Free/Busy Calendar Component. Any recurring events
are resolved into their individual busy time periods using the
FREEBUSY property.
The following is an example of a Free/Busy Calendar Component:
BEGIN:VFREEBUSY
DTSTART:19971015T050000Z
DTEND:19971016T050000Z
FREEBUSY;VALUE=PERIOD-START:19971015T050000Z/PT8H30M,
19971015T160000Z/PT5H30M, 19971015T223000Z/PT6H30M
END:VFREEBUSY
5.4.5 Alarm Component
An Alarm Calendar Component is a grouping of component properties
that is a reminder or alarm for an event or a to-do. The Alarm
Calendar Component may only be specified in an event or to-do
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calendar component. For example, it may define a reminder for a
pending event or an overdue to-do.
An Alarm Component is defined by the following notation:
alarmc = "BEGIN" ":" "VALARM" CRLF
*alarmprop
"END" ":" "VALARM" CRLF
alarmprop = *attach [created] [description] dtstart duration
/ *last-mod *related repeat [summary] *url
The Alarm Component can only appear within either an Event or To-Do
Calendar Component. Alarm Components can not be nested.
The following is an example of the Alarm Calendar Component:
BEGIN:VALARM
DTSTART:19970317T133000Z
REPEAT:4
DURATION:PT15M
CATEGORIES:DISPLAY,AUDIO
ATTACH:file:///mmedia/sounds/bell1.wav
DESCRIPTION:Breakfast meeting with executive team at 8:30 AM
END:VALARM
5.4.6 Timezone Component
A time zone is unambiguously defined by the set of time measurement
rules determined by the governing body for a given geographic area.
These rules describe at a minimum the base offset from UTC for the
time zone, often referred to as the Standard Time offset. Many
locations adjust their Standard Time forward or backward by one hour,
in order to accommodate seasonal changes in number of daylight hours,
often referred to as Daylight Saving Time. Some locations adjust
their time by a fraction of an hour. Standard Time is also known as
Winter Time. Daylight Saving Time is also known as Advanced Time,
Summer Time, or Legal Time in certain countries. The following table
shows the changes in time zone rules for the eastern United States.
Effective Transition Rule
Date (Date/Time) Offset Abbreviation
1967-* last Sun in October, 02:00 -0500 EDT
1967-1973 last Sun in April, 02:00 -0400 EST
1974-1974 Jan 6, 02:00 -0400 EST
1975-1975 Feb 23, 02:00 -0400 EST
1976-1986 last Sun in April, 02:00 -0400 EST
1987-* first Sun in April, 02:00 -0400 EST
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Interoperability between two calendaring and scheduling applications,
especially for recurring events and to-dos, is dependent on the
ability to capture and convey date and time information in an
unambiguous format. The specification of current time zone
information is integral to this behavior.
The Time Zone Calendar Component is a grouping of component
properties that define a time zone description. The time zone
description specifies the effective Standard Time or Daylight Savings
Time rules for a particular time zone. The Timezone Component can not
be nested within other Calendar Components. The Time Zone Component
may be specified multiple times. If the Time Zone Component is
missing, the recipient should assume all local times are relative to
the recipient's time zone. The Time Zone Component should be
specified in the iCalendar Object before any other Calendar
Components.
A Time Zone Component is defined by the following notation:
timezonec = "BEGIN" ":" "VTIMEZONE" CRLF
*tzprop
"END" ":" "VTIMEZONE" CRLF
tzprop = [created] [daylight] [dtend] dtstart [rdate / rrule]
[tzname] tzoffset [tztrans] [uid]
The Time Zone component is especially important for correct
interpretation of recurring events and to-dos. If the iCalendar
Object contains an event or to-do component that has a recurring date
pattern (i.e., includes the RRULE property) or a list of date and
local time values (i.e., includes the RDATE property), one or more
Time Zone components must be specified, such that for the given range
of the recurrence (i.e., the earliest instance to latest instance),
there is valid time zone information for all instances. In other
words, if all of the instances of the pattern is entirely within one
offset observance, (e.g., all are in Standard Time), only one Time
Zone Calendar Component need be present. If a time zone transition is
crossed, then other Time Zone Components are needed. Further, if
there are known changes to the rules for the time zone, even more
Time Zone Components are needed.
Each Time Zone Component consists of several properties. The CREATED
property is a DATE-TIME value that indicates when the time zone
description was created; the DAYLIGHT property is a BOOLEAN value
indicating Standard Time (FALSE) or Daylight Savings Time (TRUE); the
DSTART property is a DATE-TIME value indicating the effective start
for the time zone information; the DTEND property is a DATE-TIME
value indicating the effective end date for the time zone
information; the TZOFFSET property is a UTC-OFFSET value indicating
the UTC offset for the time zone (Standard Time or Daylight Savings
Time); the TZTRANS property is a TIME value indicating the time of
day after which the transition to the time zone occurs; the TZNAME
property is the customary name for the time zone; the RRULE property
is a TEXT property indicating the recurrence rule for the transition
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to this time zone or alternatively, the RDATE property is a DATE-TIME
property indicating the individual dates and times that the
transition takes effect; and the UID is a TEXT value indicating a
globally unique identifier for the time zone.
The default for DAYLIGHT is FALSE or Standard Time.
The following are examples of the Time Zone Calendar Component:
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
DAYLIGHT:FALSE
DTSTART:19670101T000000
RRULE;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10:YEARLY
TZTRANS:020000
TZOFFSET:-0500
TZNAME:EST
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
DAYLIGHT:TRUE
DTSTART:19870101T000000
RRULE;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=4:YEARLY
TZTRANS:020000
TZOFFSET:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
END:VTIMEZONE
5.4.7 Calendar Properties
The Calendar Properties are attributes that apply to the iCalendar
Object, as a whole. These properties do not appear within a Calendar
Component. They should be specified after the BEGIN:VCALENDAR
properties and prior to any Calendar Component.
5.4.7.1 Calendar Scale
This property is identified by the property name CALSCALE. This
property defines the calendar scale used for the calendar information
specified in the iCalendar Object. This specification is based on the
Gregorian calendar scale. The Gregorian calendar scale is assumed if
this property is not specified in the iCalendar Object. It is
expected that other calendar scales will be defined in other
specifications or by future versions of this specification.
The property is defined by the following notation:
calscale = "CALSCALE" ":" calvalue CRLF
calvalue = "GREGORIAN" / iana-scale
iana-scale = <Any other designator for a calendar scale
registered with IANA>
The following is an example of this property:
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CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
The data type for this property is TEXT.
5.4.7.2 Geographic Position
This property is identified by the property name GEO. This property
specifies information related to the global position of the entity
represented by the iCalendar Object. The property value specifies
longitude and latitude. The longitude represents the location east
and west of the prime meridian as a positive or negative real number,
respectively. The latitude represents the location north and south of
the equator as a positive or negative real number, respectively.
The property is defined by the following notation:
geo = "GEO" ":" geovalue CRLF
geovalue = (float ";" float )/ url
The following is an example of this property:
GEO:37.24,-17.87
The default data type for this property is FLOAT. Optionally, the
data type for this property may be URL. The URL is the resource
location for the geographical position value.
5.4.7.3 Product Identifier
This property is identified by the property name PRODID. This
property specifies the identifier for the product that created the
iCalendar Object. The vendor of the implementation should assure that
this is a globally unique identifier; using some technique such as an
ISO 9070 FPI value. This calendar property must be specified in the
iCalendar Object but can only appear once.
The property is defined by the following notation:
prodid = "prodid" ":" pidvalue CRLF
pidvalue = (text / url)
;Any text that describes the product and version
;and that is generally assured of being unique.>
The following is an example of this property:
PRODID:-//ABC Corporation//NONSGML My Product//EN
The default data type for this property is TEXT. Optionally, the data
type may be URL. The URL is the resource location for the product
identifier value.
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5.4.7.4 Profile
This property is identified by the property name PROFILE. This
property defines the usage profile associated with the calendar
object. When used in a MIME message entity, the value of this
property must be the same as the Content-Type profile parameter
value. This property can only appear once within the iCalendar
Object.
The property is defined by the following notation:
profile = "PROFILE" ": profvalue CRLF
profvalue = " component "-" action
component = "EVENT" / "TODO" / "JOURNAL" / "FREEBUSY"
/ iana-component / x-token
action = <Any IANA registered iCalendar action type.>
iana-component = <Any other component registered with IANA>
The following is an example of this property when the iCalendar
Object is used to request a meeting:
PROFILE:EVENT-REQUEST
In the event that this property is not specified, the usage profile
is undefined. The data type for this property is TEXT.
5.4.7.5 Profile Version
This property is identified by the property name PROFILE-VERSION.
This property specifies the identifier corresponding to the highest
version number of the usage profile that was used in constructing the
iCalendar Object. Values for this property are to be defined by
registering an iCalendar usage profiles.
The property is defined by the following notation:
prof-version = "PROFILE-VERSION" ":" profvalue CRLF
profvalue = iana-prfver / x-token
iana-prfver = <A IANA registered iCalendar profile identifier>
The following is an example of this property:
PROFILE-VERSION:IPCS-1.0
The data type for this property is TEXT.
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5.4.7.6 Source
This property is identified by the property name SOURCE. This
property is defined by the [MIME DIR] specification. The property
identifies the URL for the source of the iCalendar Object. The source
will usually be a resource on a calendaring and scheduling service.
The property is defined by the following notation:
source = "SOURCE" ":" url CRLF
The following is an example of this property:
SOURCE:http://xyz.corp.com/corp-cals/1997-events.or4
The data type for this property is URL.
5.4.7.7 Source Name
This property is identified by the property name NAME. This property
is defined by the [MIME DIR] specification. The property identifies
the displayable, presentation name for the source of the iCalendar
Object. The source name is a useful text to associate in the user-
interface of an application with the value in the SOURCE property.
The property is defined by the following notation:
name = "NAME" ":" text CRLF
The following is an example of this property:
NAME:1997 Events Calendar for XYZ Corporation
The data type for this property is TEXT.
5.4.7.8 Version
This property is identified by the property name VERSION. This
property specifies the identifier corresponding to the highest
version number of the MIME Calendaring and Scheduling Content Type
specification supported by the implementation that created the
iCalendar Object. The value of this property must be "2.0" to
correspond to this specification. This calendar property must appear
within the iCalendar Object but can only appear once.
The property is defined by the following notation:
version = "VERSION" ":" vervalue CRLF
vervalue = "2.0" / x-token
The following is an example of this property:
VERSION:2.0
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The data type for this property is TEXT.
5.5 Component Properties
The following properties apply to either an event or to-do calendar
object component.
5.5.1.1 Attachment
This property is identified by the property name ATTACH. The property
provides the capability to associate an external object with a
calendar component. For example, a document to be reviewed at a
scheduled event or the description of the process steps for a to-do.
The property may only be specified within event, to-do, or journal
calendar components. This property may be specified multiple times
within an iCalendar Object.
The property is defined by the following notation:
attach = [group "."] "ATTACH" ":" url CRLF
The following are examples of this property:
ATTACH:<jsmith.part3.960817T083000.xyzMail@host1.com>
ATTACH://xyzCorp.com/pub/reports/r-960812.ps
The data type for this property is URL.
5.5.1.2 Attendee
This property is identified by the property name ATTENDEE. The
property defines an attendee within a calendar component. The
property may only be specified within the event, to-do and free/busy
calendar components.
The property has the property parameters TYPE, for the type of
attendee, ROLE, for the intended role of the attendee; STATUS, for
the status of the attendee's participation; RSVP, for indicating
whether the favor of a reply is requested; EXPECT, to indicate the
expectation of the attendee's participation by the originator; and
MEMBER, to indicate the group that the attendee belongs to.
Multiple attendees may be specified by including multiple ATTENDEE
properties within the MIME calendaring entity.
The property data type default is RFC822-ADDRESS. The property data
type may also be set to URL. This provides a useful mechanism to
allow more than just the address of the attendee to be referenced.
For example, the property value may refer to a URL.
The property is defined by the following notation:
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attendee = [group "."] "ATTENDEE" [";" attparamlist] ":"
(rfc822-address / URL) CRLF
;Value must match default or explicit data type
attparamlist = attparam / attparamlist ";" attparam
/ paramlist / paramlist ";" attparam
/ paramlist ";" attparamlist ";" attparam
attparam = typeparm / roleparm / statusparm / rsvpparm
/ expectparm / memberparm
typeparm = "TYPE" "="
("INDIVIDUAL" ; An individual
/ "GROUP" ; A group of individuals
/ "RESOURCE" ; A physical resource
/ "ROOM" ; A room resource
/ "UNKNOWN") ; Otherwise not known
;Default value is UNKNOWN
roleparm = "ROLE" "="
("ATTENDEE" ; Indicates a regular attendee
/ "OWNER" ; Indicates owner of event or to-do
/ "ORGANIZER" ; Indicates organizer of event or to-do
/ "DELEGATE") ; Indicates delegate to event or to-do
;Default is ATTENDEE
statusparm = "STATUS" "="
("NEEDS-ACTION" ; Indicates event or to-do needs action
/ "ACCEPTED" ; Indicates event or to-do accepted
/ "DECLINED" ; Indicates event or to-do not accepted
/ "TENTATIVE" ; Indicates event or to-do tentatively
; accepted. Status may change in the future.
/ "COMPLETED" ; Indicates to-do was completed.
; COMPLETED property has date/time completed.
/ "DELEGATED" ; Indicateds event or to-do delegated
; to another ATTENDEE
/ "CANCELED") ; Indicates event or to-do canceled for
; ATTENDEE
;Default is NEEDS-ACTION
rsvpparm = "RSVP" "=" ("YES" / "NO")
;Default is NO
expectparm = "EXPECT" "="
("FYI" ; Indicates request is for your info
/ "REQUIRE" ; Indicates presence is required
/ "REQUEST" ; Indicates presence is requested
/ "IMMEDIATE") ; Indicates an immediate response needed
;Default is FYI
memberparm = rfc822-address ; Indicates a group or mailing list
The following is an example of this property's use for a to-do:
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ATTENDEE;ROLE=OWNER;STATUS=COMPLETED:jsmith@host1.com
The following is an example of this property used for specifying
multiple attendees to an event:
ATTENDEE;ROLE=OWNER;STATUS=CONFIRMED:John Smith <jsmith@host1.com>
ATTENDEE;ROLE=ATTENDEE;STATUS=TENTATIVE:Henry Cabot
<hcabot@host2.com>
ATTENDEE;ROLE=DELEGATE;STATUS=CONFIRMED:Jane Doe <jdoe@host1.com>
The following is an example of this property with the value specified
as an URL reference to a vCard that contains the information about
the attendee:
ATTENDEE;ROLE=ATTENDEE;STATUS=CONFIRMED;VALUE=URL:
http://www.xyz.com/~myvcard.vcf
The default data type for this property is RFC822-ADDRESS. The data
type may be reset to URL; in which case the value is a location or
message that contains the information that is to be used to specify
the attendee address.
5.5.1.3 Categories
This property is identified by the property name CATEGORIES. This
property defines the categories for a calendar component. The
property may be specified within the event, to-do or journal calendar
component with an arbitrary text value. The property may also be
specified within the alarm property with a value of the alarm
category. More than one category may be specified as a list of
categories separated by the COMMA character (ASCII decimal 44).
The properties is defined by the following notation:
categories = "CATEGORIES" [";" paramlist] ":" catvalue CRLF
catvalue = cat1value [,cat1value] / cat2value [, cat2value]
cat1value = "APPOINTMENT" / "BUSINESS" / "EDUCATION" / "HOLIDAY"
/ "MEETING" / "MISCELLANEOUS" / "NON-WORKING HOURS"
/ "NOT IN OFFICE" / "PERSONAL" / "PHONE CALL"
/ "SICK DAY" / "SPECIAL OCCASION" / "TRAVEL"
/ "VACATION" / word
;Used in event and to-do components only
cat2value = "AUDIO" / "DISPLAY" / "EMAIL" / "PROCEDURE"
/ x-token / iana-word
;Used in alarm component only
The following are examples of this property in an event, to-do or
journal calendar component:
CATEGORIES:APPOINTMENT,EDUCATION
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CATEGORIES:MEETING
The following are examples of this property in an alarm calendar
component:
CATEGORIES:AUDIO,DISPLAY
CATEGORIES:PROCEDURE
The data type for this property is TEXT.
5.5.1.4 Classification
This property is identified by the property name CLASS. This property
defines the access classification for a calendar component. The
property may only be specified in an event, to-do or journal calendar
component. The property may only be specified once.
An access classification is only one component of the general
security system within a calendar application. It provides a method
of capturing the scope of the access the calendar owner intends for
information within an individual calendar entry. The access
classification of an individual iCalendar component is useful when
measured along with the other security components of a calendar
system (e.g., user authorization, access rights, access role, etc.).
Hence, the semantics of the individual access classifications can not
be completely defined by this specification alone. Additionally, due
to the "blind" nature of most exchange processes using this
specification, these access classifications can not serve as an
enforcement statement for a system receiving an iCalendar Object .
Rather, they provide a method for capturing the intention of the
calendar owner for the access to the calendar component.
The property is defined by the following notation:
class = "CLASS" [";" paramlist] ":" classvalue CRLF
classvalue = "PUBLIC" / "PRIVATE" / "CONFIDENTIAL" / x-token
;Default is PUBLIC
The following is an example of this property:
CLASS:PUBLIC
The data type for this property is TEXT.
5.5.1.5 Date/Time Created
This property is identified by the property name CREATED. This
property specifies the date and time that the calendar information
was created. The property may be specified in any of the calendar
components. The property may only be specified once. The date and
time is an UTC value.
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The property is defined by the following notation:
created = "CREATED" ":" date-time CRLF
The following is an example of this property:
CREATED:19960329T133000Z
The data type for this property is DATE-TIME.
5.5.1.6 Date/Time Completed
This property is identified by the property name COMPLETED. This
property defines the date and time that a to-do was actually
completed. The property may be specified once in a to-do component.
The date and time is a UTC value.
The property is defined by the following notation:
completed = "COMPLETED" ":" date-time CRLF
The following is an example of this property:
COMPLETED:19960401T235959Z
This property is optional for MIME entities conforming to this
content type. The data type for this property is DATE-TIME.
5.5.1.7 Daylight
This property is identified by the property name DAYLIGHT. This
property may only be specified in a Time Zone Calendar Component.
This property specifies whether Daylight Saving Time (i.e., value is
TRUE) or Standard Time (i.e., value is FALSE) is in effect for the
time zone. The default value is FALSE or Standard Time.
The property is defined by the following notation:
daylight = "DAYLIGHT" ":" boolean CRLF
;Default value is FALSE
The following is an example of this property:
DAYLIGHT:TRUE ;Specifies DST in effect in time zone
The data type for this property is BOOLEAN.
5.5.1.8 Description
This property is identified by the property name DESCRIPTION. This
property provides a more complete description of the calendar
component, than that provided by the SUMMARY property. The property
must be specified in the event, to-do and journal calendar
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components. The property may be specified multiple times only within
a journal calendar component.
The property is defined by the following notation:
description = "DESCRIPTION" [";" paramlist] text CRLF
The following is an examples of the property with formatted line
breaks in the property value:
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Meeting to provide technical=
review for "Phoenix" design.=0D=0A=
Happy Face Conference Room. Phoenix design team=
must attend this meeting. RSVP to team leader.
The following is an examples of the property with folding of long
lines:
DESCRIPTION:Last draft of the new novel is to be completed
for the editor's proof today.
The data type for this property is TEXT.
5.5.1.9 Due Date/Time
This property is identified by the property name DUE. This property
defines the date and time that a to-do is expected to be completed.
The time can either be in local time, local time with UTC offset or
UTC time. The property must be specified in a to-do calendar
component, but may only be specified once.
The property is defined by the following notation:
due = "DUE" ":" date-time CRLF
The following is an example of this property:
DUE:19960401T235959Z
The default data type for this property is DATE-TIME. The data type
may be reset to DURATION.
5.5.1.10 Duration
This property is identified by the property name DURATION. The
property specifies a duration of time. The property may be specified
in an event calendar component in order to specify a duration of the
event, instead of an explicit end date/time. The property may be
specified in a free/busy calendar component in order to specify the
amount of free time being requested. The property may be specified in
an alarm calendar component in order to specify the period between
repeating alarms.
The property is defined by the following notation:
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duration = "DURATION" ":" duration CRLF
The following is an example of this property that specifies an
interval of time of 1 hour and zero minutes and zero seconds:
DURATION:PT1H0M0S
The following is an example of this property that specifies an
interval of time of 15 minutes.
DURATION:PT15M
The data type for this property is DURATION.
5.5.1.11 Start Date/Time
This property is identified by the property name DTSTART. This
property may be specified within the event, free/busy, and time zone
calendar components.
Within the event calendar component, this property defines the start
date and time for the event. The property is required in event
calendar components. The time can either be in local time, local time
with UTC offset or UTC time. The local time is only to be used to
specify date and time values that do not need to be fixed. A
recipient must assume their own time zone for data and time values
that do not include time zone information. Events may have a start
date/time but no end date/time. In that case, the event does not take
up any time.
Within the free/busy calendar component, this property defines the
start date and time for the free or busy time information. The time
must be specified in local time with UTC offset or UTC time.
Within the time zone calendar component, this property defines the
effective start date and time for a time zone specification. This
property is required within time zone calendar components. The time
must be specified as a UTC time.
The property is defined by the following notation:
dtstart = "DTSTART" ":" date-time CRLF
The following is an example of this property:
DTSTART:19960401T235959-0600
The data type for this property is DATE-TIME.
5.5.1.12 End Date/Time
This property is identified by the property name DTEND. This property
may be specified within the event, free/busy, and time zone calendar
components.
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Within the event calendar component, this property defines the end
date and time for the event. The property is required in event
calendar components. The time can either be in local time, local time
with UTC offset or UTC time. The local time is only to be used to
specify date and time values that do not need to be fixed. A
recipient must assume their own time zone for data and time values
that do not include time zone information. Events may have an end
date/time but no start date/time. In that case, the event does not
take up any time.
Within the free/busy calendar component, this property defines the
end date and time for the free or busy time information. The time
must be specified in local time with UTC offset or UTC time.
Within the time zone calendar component, this property defines the
effective end date and time for a time zone specification. This
property is required within time zone calendar components. The time
must be specified as a UTC time.
The property is defined by the following notation:
dtend = "DTEND" ":" date-time CRLF
The following is an example of this property:
DTEND:19960401T235959Z
The data type for this property is DATE-TIME.
5.5.1.13 Exception Date/Times
This property is identified by the property name EXDATE. This
property defines the list of date/time exceptions for a recurring
event or to-do component. The times can either be in local time,
local time with UTC offset or UTC time.
The property is defined by the following notation:
exdate = "EXDATE" ":" date-time *["," date-time] CRLF
The following is an example of this property:
EXDATE:19960402T010000Z;19960403T010000Z;19960404T010000Z
The data type for this property is DATE-TIME.
5.5.1.14 Exception Rule
This property is identified by the property name EXRULE. This
property defines a rule or repeating pattern for an exception to a
recurring event or to-do. This property may only be specified in the
event and to-do calendar components.
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This property is defined by the same property values and parameters
as specified for the RRULE property. The property is defined by the
following notation:
exrule = "EXRULE" [";" rparamlist] ":" rvalue CRLF
The following are examples of this property. Except every other week,
on Tuesday and Thursday for 4 occurrences:
EXRULE;COUNT=4;INTERVAL=2;BYDAY=TU,TH:WEEKLY
Except daily for 10 occurrences:
EXRULE;COUNT=10:DAILY
Except yearly in June and July for 8 occurrences:
EXRULE;COUNT=8;BYMONTH=6,7:YEARLY
The data type for this property is TEXT.
5.5.1.15 Free/Busy Time
This property is identified by the property name FREEBUSY. The
property defines one or more free or busy time intervals. These time
periods may be specified as either a start and end date-time or a
start date-time and duration.
The date and time is either local time with UTC offset or a UTC
value.
The FREEBUSY property may include the TYPE property parameter to
specify the information defines a free or busy time interval. The
property may also include the STATUS property parameter to specify
the type of busy time. The STATUS parameter may be utilized by the
application reading the busy time information in order to provide a
richer view of the information.
The property is defined by the following notation:
freebusy = "FREEBUSY" [";" fbparmlist] ":" fbvalue CRLF
fbparmlist = fbparam / paramlist ";" fbparam
/ fbparam ";" fbparmlist
fbparam = fbtype / fbstatus
fbtype = "TYPE" "=" ("FREE" or "BUSY")
;Default is BUSY
fbstatus = "STATUS" "="
"BUSY" ;Represents busy time interval
/ "OUT" ;Represents out-of-office, non-working
;hours, or other unavailable interval
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/ "PRIVATE" ;Represents private unavailable time
/ "CONFIDENTIAL" ;Represents confidential unavailable
;time
;Default is BUSY
fbvalue = period *["," period]
;Value must match default or explicit data type
The following are some examples of this property:
FREEBUSY;STATUS=OUT:19970308T160000Z/PT8H30M
FREEBUSY;TYPE=FREE:19970308T160000Z/PT3H, 19970308T200000Z/PT1H
FREEBUSY properties within the Free/Busy Calendar Component should be
sorted in ascending order, based on start time and then end time,
with the earliest periods first.
The FREEBUSY property may specify more than one value, separated by
the COMMA character (ASCII decimal 44). In such cases, the FREEBUSY
property values should all be of the same STATUS (e.g., all values of
a particular STATUS listed together in a single property).
The data type for this property is PERIOD.
5.5.1.16 Last Modified
This property is identified by the property name LAST-MODIFIED. The
property specifies the date and time that the calendar information
was last revised. The property value may include multiple "date-time"
values in order to capture the sequence of modifications made to the
calendar information. This property may be specified in the event,
to-do, journal or free/busy calendar components. The data and time
must be a UTC value.
The property is defined by the following notation:
last-mod = "LAST-MODIFIED" ":" date-time ["," date-time] CRLF
The following is an example of this property:
LAST-MODIFIED:19960817T133000Z
The data type for this property is DATE-TIME.
5.5.1.17 Location
This property is identified by the property name LOCATION. The
property defines the intended location for the event or to-do
calendar component. The property may only be specified within an
event or to-do calendar component.
The property is defined by the following notation:
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location = "LOCATION [";" paramlist] ":" locavalue CRLF
locavalue = text / url ;The value must be the same type as the
;default or explicit data type.
The following are some examples of this property:
LOCATION:Conference Room - F123, Bldg. 002
LOCATION;VALUE=URL:http://www.xyzcorp.com/~jsmith.vcf
The default data type for this property is TEXT. The data type may be
reset to URL. In the case of the data type being URL, the property
value may reference a vCard object. This provides a useful mechanism
to specify a location in terms of its electronic business card.
5.5.1.18 Priority
This property is identified by the property name PRIORITY. The
property defines the priority for event or to-do. The property may
only be specified within an event or to-do calendar component. The
value is an integer. A value of zero (ASCII decimal 48) specifies an
undefined priority. A value of one (ASCII decimal 49) is the highest
priority. A value of two (ASCII decimal 50) is the second highest
priority. Subsequent numbers specify a decreasing ordinal priority.
The property is specified by the following notation:
priority = "PRIORITY" ":" integer CRLF
;Default is zero
The following is an example of this property:
PRIORITY:2
The data type for this property is INTEGER.
5.5.1.19 Related To
This property is identified by the property name RELATED-TO. The
property is used to represent relationships or references between one
calendar component and another. The property may only be specified in
the event, to-do and journal calendar components. The property value
consists of the persistent, globally unique identifier of another
MIME calendar component. This value would be represented in a MIME
calendar component by the UID property.
A linked relationship can be specified by a series of components that
each, in turn, refer to their parent component. A group relationship
can be specified by a number of components that all refer to one
common parent component.
Changes to a calendar component referenced by this property may
impact the related calendar component. For example, if a group event
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changes its start or end date or time, then the related, dependent
events will need to have their start and end dates changed in a
corresponding way. This property is intended only to provide
information on the relationship of calendar components. It is up to
the target calendar system to maintain any property implications of
this relationship.
The property is defined by the following notation:
related = "RELATED-TO" [";" paramlist] ":" relvalue CRLF
relvalue = text / url ;Value must be the same type as
;default or explicit data type
The following is an example of this property:
RELATED-TO:<jsmith.part7.19960817T083000.xyzMail@host3.com>
RELATED-TO:19960401-080045-4000F192713-0052
The default data type for this property is TEXT. The data type may be
reset to URL.
5.5.1.20 Recurrence Date/Times
This property is identified by the property name RDATE. This property
defines the list of date/times for a recurring event, to-do or time
zone calendar component. This property may appear along with the
RRULE property to define an aggregate set of repeating occurrences.
When they both appear in an iCalendar Object, the recurring events
are defined by the union of occurrences defined by both the RDATE and
RRULE. The times can either be in local time, local time with UTC
offset or UTC based time. If local time is used, the TIMEZONE
component must be included in the iCalendar Object, otherwise the
local time value will be interpreted relative to the time zone of the
recipient. The period values for RDATE are specified using a specific
start and a specific end basic format (period-explicit) or the period
with a specific start and a specific duration basic format (period-
start).
The property is define by the following notation:
rdate = "RDATE" ":" rdvalue *["," rdvalue] CRLF
rdvalue = date-time / period
;Value must match the default or explicit data type
The following is an example of this property:
RDATE:19960403T020000Z/19960403T040000Z, 19960404T010000Z/PT3H
The default data type for this property is DATE-TIME. The value may
be reset to PERIOD.
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5.5.1.21 Recurrence Rule
This property is identified by the property name RRULE. This property
defines a rule or repeating pattern for a recurring events, to-dos,
or time zone definitions. The property may be specified in the event,
to-do, or time zone calendar components.
The property value identifies the type of recursion rule. Valid
property values include HOURLY, to specify repeating events based on
an interval of an hour or more; DAILY, to specify repeating events
based on an interval of a day or more; WEEKLY, to specify repeating
events based on an interval of a week or more; MONTHLY, to specify
repeating events based on an interval of a month or more; and YEARLY,
to specify repeating events based on an interval of a year or more.
The property includes property parameters that further qualify the
recurrence rule.
The INTERVAL property parameter contains a positive integer
representing how often the RRULE repeats. The default value is "1" or
every hour for a HOURLY rule, every day for a DAILY rule, every week
for a WEEKLY rule, every month for a MONTHLY rule and every year for
a YEARLY rule. For a HOURLY rule, the value may also be expressed as
a duration value, specifying hours and minutes for the repeat
interval. For example, PT1H30M, would represent a 1 hour and 30
minute repeat interval.
The UNTIL property parameter defines a date-time value which bounds
the RRULE. If not present, and the COUNT property parameter is also
not present, the RRULE is considered to repeat forever.
The COUNT property parameter defines the number of occurrences at
which to bound the RRULE. This property parameter is ignored if the
UNTIL property parameter is also present.
The BYDAY property parameter specifies a COMMA character (ASCII
decimal 44) separated list of days of the week; MO, indicates Monday;
TU, indicates Tuesday; WE, indicates Wednesday; TH, indicates
Thursday; FR, indicates Friday; SA, indicates Saturday; SU, indicates
Sunday.
Each of these parameter values may also be preceded by a positive
(+n) or negative (-n) integer. If present, this indicates the nth
occurrence of the specific day within the MONTHLY or YEARLY RRULE.
For example, within a MONTHLY rule, +1MO (or simply 1MO) represents
the first Monday within the month, whereas -1MO represents the last
Monday of the month.
The BYMONTHDAY property parameter specifies a COMMA character (ASCII
decimal 44) separated list of days of the month. Valid values are 1
to 31 or -31 to -1.
The BYYEARDAY property parameter specifies a COMMA character (ASCII
decimal 44) separated list of days of the year. Valid values are 1 to
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366 or -366 to -1. For example, -1 represents the last day of the
year (December 31st).
The BYSETPOS property parameter specifies a COMMA character (ASCII
decimal 44) separated list of values which corresponds to the nth
occurrence within the set of events specified by the rule. Valid
values are 1 to 366 or -366 to -1. It must only be used in
conjunction with another Byxxx property parameter. For example "the
last work day of the month" could be represented as:
RRULE;BYDAY=MO,TU,WE,TH,FR;BYSETPOS=-1:MONTHLY
The BYWEEKNO property parameter specifies a comma separated list of
weeks of the year. Valid values are 1 to 52. This corresponds to
weeks according to week numbering as defined in [ISO 8601]. That is,
a week as "A seven day period within a calendar year, starting on a
Monday and identified by its ordinal number within the year; the
first calendar week of the year is the one that includes the first
Thursday of that year." This property parameter is only valid for
YEARLY rules.
The BYMONTH property parameter specifies a comma separated list of
months of the year. Valid values are 1 to 12.
The WKST property parameter specifies the day on which the workweek
starts. Valid values are MO, TU, WE, TH, FR, SA and SU. This is
significant when a WEEKLY RRULE has an interval greater than 1. The
default value is MO.
If two different Byxxx property parameters are specified within the
RRULE, the recurrence occurrence must meet both criteria.
If Byxxx property parameter values are found which are beyond the
available scope (ie, BYMONTHDAY=-30 in February), they are simply
ignored. If a positive range limit is beyond the available scope, it
will be interpreted as -1. Likewise, if a negative range limits
beyond the available scope, it will be interpreted as +1.
The RRULE property requires referencing the DTSTART, DTEND or
DURATION properties in the iCalendar object to calculate the Event or
To-do instances.
The DTSTART and DTEND pair or DTSTART and DURATION pair, specified
within the iCalendar object defines the first instance of the
recursion. When used with a recurrence rule, the DTSTART and DTEND
properties must be specified in local time and the appropriate set of
TIMEZONE components must be included. For detail on the usage of the
TIMEZONE component, see the Time Zone Calendar Component definition.
Any duration associated with the iCalendar Object applies to all
members of the generated recursion. Any modified duration for
specific recurrences would have to be explicitly specified using the
RDATE property.
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This property is defined by the following notation:
rrule = "RRULE" [rparamlist] ":" rvalue CRLF
rparamlist = rparam / rparamlist ";" rparam / paramlist
/ paramlist ";" rparam
/ paramlist ";" rparamlist ";" rparam
rparam = "UNTIL" "=" enddate
/ "COUNT" "=" interval
/ "INTERVAL" "=" rinterval
/ "BYDAY" "=" bdweekdaylist
/ "BYMONTHDAY" "=" bmdaylist
/ "BYYEARDAY" "=" bydaylist
/ "BYSETPOS" "=" bsplist
/ "BYWEEKNO" "=" bwdaylist
/ "BYMONTH" "=" bmlist
/ "WKST" "=" weekday
/ "X-" word "=" word
rvalue = "HOURLY" / "DAILY" / "WEEKLY" / "YEARLY"
rinterval = interval ; For any rvalue
/ duration ; Only for rvalue = HOURLY
DIGIT =<any ASCII decimal digit> ;0-9
digits = 1*DIGIT
interval = digits
enddate = date ;A UTC value
plus = "+"
minus = "-"
ordmoday = 1*2digits ;1 to 31
ordwk = 1*2digits ;1 to 52
ordyrday = 1*3digits ;1 to 366
daynumber = (plus / minus) ordmoday
weekday = "SU" / "MO" / "TU" / "WE" / "TH" / "FR" / "SA" >
bdweekdaynum = [daynumber] weekday
bdweekdaylist = bdweekdaynum / bdweekdaynum "," *(bdweekdaynum)
bmposday = [plus] ordmoday
bmnegday = minus ordmoday
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bmdaylist = bmposday *("," bmposday / bmnegday)
/ bmnegday *("," bmnegday / bmposday)
byposday = [plus] ordyrday
bynegday = minus ordyrday
bydaylist = byposday *("," byposday / bynegday)
/ bynegday *("," bynegday / byposday)
bsplist = byposday *("," byposday / bynegday)
/ bynegday *("," bynegday / byposday)
bwposday = [plus] ordwk
bwnegday = minus ordwk
bwdaylist = bwposday *("," bwposday / bwnegday)
/ bwnegday *("," bwnegday / bwposday)
bmposmon = 1*2digits ;1 to 12
bmlist = bmposmon *("," bmposmon)
Examples of this property include the following. Daily for 10
occurrences:
RRULE;COUNT=10:DAILY
Daily until 12/24/94:
RRULE;UNTIL=19941224T000000Z:DAILY
Every other day - forever:
RRULE;INTERVAL=2:DAILY
Every 10 days, 5 occurrences:
RRULE;COUNT=5;INTERVAL=10:DAILY
Weekly for 10 occurrences
RRULE;COUNT=10:WEEKLY
Weekly until 12/24/94
RRULE;UNTIL=19941224T000000Z:WEEKLY
Every other week - forever:
RRULE;INTERVAL=2;WKST=SU:WEEKLY
Weekly on Tuesday and Thursday for 5 weeks:
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RRULE;INTERVAL=5;WKST=SU;BYDAY=TU,TH:WEEKLY
Every other week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday until 12/24/94:
RRULE;INTERVAL=2;WKST=SU;BYDAY=MO,WE,FR;=UNTIL=19941224T000000Z:
WEEKLY
Every other week on Tuesday and Thursday, for 8 occurrences:
RRULE;INTERVAL=2;WKST=SU;COUNT=8;BYDAY=TU,TH:WEEKLY
Monthly on the 1st Friday for ten occurrences:
RRULE;COUNT=10;BYDAY=1FR:MONTHLY
Monthly on the 1st Friday until 12/24/94:
RRULE;UNTIL=19941224T000000Z;BYDAY=1FR:MONTHLY
Every other month on the 1st and last Sunday of the month for
10occurrences:
RRULE;COUNT=10;BYDAY=1SU,-1SU:MONTHLY
Monthly on the second to last Monday of the month for 6 months:
RRULE;COUNT=6;BYDAY=-2MO:MONTHLY
Monthly on the third to the last day of the month, forever:
RRULE;BYMONTHDAY=-3:MONTHLY
Monthly on the 2nd and 15th of the month for 10 occurrences:
RRULE;COUNT=10;BYMONTHDAY=2,15:MONTHLY
Monthly on the first and last day of the month for 10 occurrences:
RRULE;COUNT=10;BYMONTHDAY=1,-1:MONTHLY
Every 18 months on the 10th thru 15th of the month for 10
occurrences:
RRULE;COUNT=10;INTERVAL=18;BYMONTHDAY=10,11,12,13,14,15:MONTHLY
Monthly on the second to the last day for 5 months. So, if the start
date is August 1996, the event would repeat on 8/30/96, 9/29/96,
10/30/96, 11/29/96, and 12/30/96:
RRULE;COUNT=5;BYMONTHDAY=-2:MONTHLY
Yearly in June and July for 10 occurrences:
RRULE;COUNT=10;BYMONTH=6,7:YEARLY
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Every other year on January, February, and March for 10 occurrences:
RRULE;COUNT=10;INTERVAL=2;BYMONTH=1,2,3:YEARLY
Every 3rd year on the 1st, 100th and 200th day for 10 occurrences:
RRULE;COUNT=10;INTERVAL=3;BYYEARDAY=1,100,200:YEARLY
Every 20th Monday of the year, forever:
RRULE;BYDAY=20MO:YEARLY
Monday of Week No. 20, forever:
RRULE;BYWEEKNO=20;BYDAY=MO:YEARLY
Every Thursday in March, forever:
RRULE;BYDAY=TH;BYMONTH=3:YEARLY
Every Thursday, but only in the summer, forever:
RRULE;BYDAY=TH;BYMONTH=6,7,8:YEARLY
Every Friday the 13th, forever:
RRULE;BYDAY=FR;BYMONTHDAY=13:MONTHLY
The first Saturday that follows the first Sunday of the month,
forever:
RRULE;BYDAY=SA;BYMONTHDAY=7,8,9,10,11,12,13:MONTHLY
Every four years, the first Tuesday after a Monday in November,
forever (U.S. Election day):
RRULE;INTERVAL=4;BYDAY=TU;BYMONTHDAY=7,8,9,10,11,12,13:YEARLY
The 3rd instance into the month of any of Tuesday, Wednesday or
Thursday, for the next 3 months:
RRULE;COUNT=3;BYDAY=TU,WE,TH;BYSETPOS=3:MONTHLY
The 2nd to last weekday of the month"
RRULE;BYDAY=MO,TU,WE,TH,FR;BYSETPOS=-2:MONTHLY
The data type for this property is TEXT.
5.5.1.22 Resources
This property is identified by the property name RESOURCES. This
property defines the equipment or resources needed for the event or
to-do. The property value is an arbitrary text. The property may only
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be specified in the event or to-do calendar component. More than one
resource may be specified as a list of resources separated by the
COMMA character (ASCII decimal 44).
The property is defined by the following notation:
resource = "RESOURCES" [";" paramlist] ":" resvalist CRLF
resvalist = resvalue / resvalue "," resvalist
resvalue = "CATERING" / "CHAIRS" / "COMPUTER PROJECTOR"
/ "EASEL" / "OVERHEAD PROJECTOR" / "SPEAKER PHONE"
/ "TABLE" / "TV" / "VCR" / "VIDEO PHONE" / "VEHICLE"
/ word
The following is an example of this property:
RESOURCES:EASEL,PROJECTOR,VCR
The data type for this property is TEXT.
5.5.1.23 Response Sequence Number
This property is identified by the property name RESPONSE-SEQUENCE.
This property defines the revision sequence of the calendar
component. The property may only be specified in an event, to-do,
journal or free/busy calendar component. This property is needed to
properly handle the receipt and processing of a sequence of MIME
calendar components that have been delivered out of order. Such is
the case for store-and-forward based transports. The first response
to an a request is created with response sequence number of "0"
(ASCII decimal 48). If the value is non-zero, it must be specified.
It is incremented each time another reply is sent.
The property is defined by the following notation:
respseq = "RESPONSE-SEQUENCE" ":" integer CRLF
;Default is "0".
The following is an example of this property:
RESPONSE-SEQUENCE:1
The data type for this property is INTEGER.
5.5.1.24 Sequence Number
This property is identified by the property name SEQUENCE. This
property defines the revision sequence of the calendar component used
in a request. The property may only be specified in an event, to-do,
journal or free/busy calendar component. This property is needed to
properly handle the receipt and processing of a sequence of MIME
calendar components that have been delivered out of order. Such is
the case for store-and-forward based transports. The first request is
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created with a sequence number of "0" (ASCII decimal 48). It is
incremented each time the ORGANIZER or OWNER issues a revision to the
request.
The property is defined by the following notation:
sequence = "SEQUENCE" ":" integer CRLF
;Default is "0".
The following is an example of this property:
SEQUENCE:1
The data type for this property is INTEGER.
5.5.1.25 Status
This property is identified by the property name STATUS. This
property defines the overall status for the calendar component. This
property may only be specified in the event and to-do calendar
components. When specified in an event calendar component, the
property is used to specify the general consensus for the meeting.
The property may only be specified in the to-do calendar component
when the ATTENDEE property is not specified. For group scheduled
events and to-dos, the status is specified on an individual basis in
the ATTENDEE property.
The property is defined by the following notation:
status = "STATUS" [";" paramlist] ":" statvalue CRLF
statvalue = "NEEDS ACTION" ;Indicates to-do needs action.
/ "COMPLETED" ;Indicates to-do completed
/ "TENTATIVE" ;Indicates event is being
;tentatively scheduled
/ "CONFIRMED" ;Indicates event is definite
/ "CANCELLED" ;Indicates event was canceled
The following is an example of this property:
STATUS:TENTATIVE
The data type for this property is TEXT.
5.5.1.26 Summary
This property is identified by the property name SUMMARY. This
property defines a short summary or subject for the calendar
component. The property may only be specified in the event, to-do and
alarm calendar component.
The property is defined by the following notation:
summary = "SUMMARY" [";" paramlist] ":" text CRLF
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The following is an example of this property:
SUMMARY:Department Party
The data type for this property is TEXT.
5.5.1.27 Time Transparency
This property is identified by the property name TRANSP. This
property defines whether an event is transparent or not to free/busy
time searches. This property may only be specified in an event
calendar component.
The property is specified by the following notation:
transp = "TRANSP" [";" paramlist] ":" transvalue CRLF
transvalue = "BUSY" ;Opaque/blocks on free/busy searches
;Default value is BUSY
/ "OUT" ;Opaque/blocks on free/busy searches
/ "PRIVATE" ;Opaque/blocks on free/busy searches
/ "CONFIDENTIAL" ;Opaque/blocks on free/busy searches
/ "TRANSPARENT" ;Transparent on free/time searches
The following is an example of this property for an event that is
transparent or does not block on free/busy time searches:
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
The following is an example of this property for an event that is
opaque or blocks on free/busy time searches:
TRANSP:BUSY
The data type for this property is TEXT.
5.5.1.28 Time Zone Name
This property is identified by the property name TZNAME. This
property specifies the customary designation for a time zone
descripiton. This property may only be specified in the Time Zone
Calendar Component.
This property is defined by the following notation:
tzname = "TZNAME" [";" paramlist] ":" text CRLF
The following are examples of this property:
TZNAME: EST
TZNAME: PDT
The data type for this property is TEXT.
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5.5.1.29 Time Zone Offset
This property is identified by the property name TZOFFSET. This
property specifies the offset from UTC for a time zone. This property
may only be specified in a Time Zone Calendar Component. A Time Zone
Calendar Component must include this property. The property value is
a signed numeric indicating the number of hours and possibly minutes
from UTC. Positive numbers represents time zones east, or ahead of
UTC. Negative numbers represents time zones west of, or behind UTC.
The property is defined by the following notation:
tzoffset = "TZOFFSET" ":" utc-offset CRLF
The following are examples of this property:
TZOFFSET:-0500
TZOFFSET:+0530
The data type for this property is UTC-OFFSET.
5.5.1.30 Time Zone Transition Time
This property is identified by the property name TZTRANS. This
property specifies the time of day when a time zone transitions to
the specified time observance (e.g., into daylight savings time).
The property is defined by the following notation:
tztrans = "TZTRANS" ":" time CRLF
The following are examples of this property:
TZTRANS:020000
The data type for this property is TIME.
5.5.1.31 Uniform Resource Locator
This property is identified by the property name URL. This property
defines a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) associated with the
iCalendar Object. This property may be specified in the event, to-do,
journal, free/busy, and alarm calendar components.
The property is defined by the following notation:
url = "URL" ":" url CRLF
The following is an example of this property:
URL:http://abc.com/pub/calendars/jsmith/mytime.or3
The data type for this property is URL.
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5.5.1.32 Unique Identifier
This property is identified by the property name UID. This property
defines the persistent, globally unique identifier for the calendar
component. The property may be specified in the event and to-do
calendar components.
The property is defined by the following notation:
uid = "UID" [";" paramlist] ":" text CRLF
The following is an example of this property:
UID:19960401-080045-4000F192713-0052
This property is an important method for group scheduling
applications to match requests with later replies, modifications or
deletion requests. Calendaring and scheduling applications that do
not generate this property in event and to-do calendar components may
be limiting their interoperability with other group scheduling
applications.
The data type for this property is TEXT.
5.5.1.33 Non-standard Properties
The MIME Calendaring and Scheduling Content Type provides a "standard
mechanism for doing non-standard things". This extension support is
provided for implementers to "push the envelope" on the existing
version of the specification. Extension properties are specified by
property and/or property parameter names that have the prefix text of
"X-" (the two character sequence: LATIN CAPITAL LETTER X character
followed by the HYPEN-MINUS character). It is recommended that
vendors concatenate onto this sentinel another short prefix text to
identify the vendor. This will facilitate readability of the
extensions and minimize possible collision of names between different
vendors. User agents that support this content type are expected to
be able to parse the extension properties and property parameters but
may ignore them.
The property is defined by the following notation:
extension = "X-" [vendorid] word [";" paramlist] ":" value
vendorid = 1*char "-" ;Vendor identification prefix text
The following might be the ABC vendor's extension for an audio-clip
form of subject property:
X-ABC-MMSUBJ;TYPE=WAVE; VALUE=URL: http://load.noise.org/mysubj.wav
At present, there is no registration authority for names of extension
properties and property parameters. The data type for this property
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is TEXT. Optionally, the data type may be any of the other valid data
types.
5.6 Complete Format Definition
The following modified Backus-Naur Notation (BNF) is provided to
assist developers in building parsers for the properties of this
content type.
CHAR = <Any character in the selected character set>
DIGIT = <Any ASCII decimal digit> ;0-9
CTL = <Any control character in the selected character set>
CR = <ASCII CR, carriage return, ASCII decimal 13>
LF = <ASCII LF, line feed, ASCII decimal 10>
SPACE = <ASCII SP, space, ASCII decimal 32>
HTAB = <ASCII HT, horizontal tab, ASCII decimal 9>
CLRF = CR LF
LWSP-char = SPACE / HTAB ;Semantics equals SPACE
linear-white-space = 1*(CRLF LWSP-char)
;Semantics is SPACE CRLF, which indicates folding
WORD = ATOM / quoted-string
quoted-string = <"> *(qtext/quoted-pair) <"> ; Regular qtext or
; quoted chars.
qtext = <any CHAR excepting <">, ; => may be folded
"\" & CR, and including linear-white-space>
quoted-pair ="\" CHAR ; may quote any char
ATOM = 1*<any CHAR except specials, SPACE and CTLs>
;
;Definition of a line of content information
;
contentline = [group "."] name [";" paramlist] ":" value CRLF
;Folding permitted on content lines.
group = atom ;As defined in [RFC 822]
name = x-name / iana-name ;An iCalendar attribute/property
x-name = <The two characters "X-" or "x-" followed, with no
intervening white space, by any atom>
iana-name = <A publicly defined name, registered with IANA>
paramlist = parameter / paramlist ";" parameter
parameter = encodingparm
/ valuetypeparm ;If not present => inline value
/ charsetparm
/ languageparm
/ [parmtype "="] parmvalues
encodingparm = "encoding" "=" encodetype
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encodetype = "8bit" ;From [RFC 2045]
/ "7bit" ;From [RFC 2045]
/ "base64" ;From [RFC 2045]
/ "quoted-printable" ;From [RFC 2045]
valuetypeparm = "value" "=" valuetype
valuetype = "url"
/ "text"
/ "date"
/ "time"
/ "date-time"
/ "period"
/ "duration"
/ "boolean"
/ "integer"
/ "float"
/ "rfc822-address"
/ "utc-offset"
/ x-token
/ iana-value
iana-value = <A publicly defined extension value type, registered
with IANA, as specified by this document>
charsetparm = "charset" "=" charset ;As defined in [RFC 2047]
languageparm = "language" "=" language ;As defined in [RFC 1766]
parmtype = x-token / iana-ptype
iana-ptype = <A publicly defined extension parameter type,
registered with IANA, as specified by this document>
parmvalues = parmvalue / parmvalues "," parmvalue
parmvalue = x-name / iana-pvalue
iana-pvalue = <A publicly defined extension parameter value,
registered with IANA, as specified by this document>
value = url / text / date / time/ date-time / period /
/ duration / boolean / integer / float / rfc822-address
/ utc-offset / iana-value
iana-value = <A publicly defined property value data type,
registered with IANA, as defined in this document>
;
;Data Types
;
url = <As defined by [RFC 1738]>
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text = <Any CHAR include a bare CR or a bare LF but
not a CRLF sequence>
date-fullyear = 4DIGIT
date-month = 2DIGIT ;01-12
date-mday = 2DIGIT ;01-28, 01-29, 01-30, 01-31
;based on month/year
full-date = date-fullyear date-month date-mday
date = fulldate *["," fulldate]
time-hour = 2DIGIT ;00-24
time-minute = 2DIGIT ;00-60
time-second = 2DIGIT ;00-59
time-numzone = ("+" / "-") time-hour time-minute
time-zone = "Z" / time-numzone
full-time = time-hour time-minute time-second [time-zone]
time = fulltime *["," fulltime]
date-time = date "T" time ;As specified above in date and time
dur-second = 1*DIGIT "S"
dur-minute = 1*DIGIT "M" [dur-second]
dur-hour = 1*DIGIT "H" [dur-minute]
dur-time = "T" (dur-hour / dur-minute / dur-second)
dur-week = 1*DIGIT "W"
dur-day = 1*DIGIT "D"
dur-month = 1*DIGIT "M" [dur-day]
dur-year = 1*DIGIT "Y" [dur-month]
dur-date = (dur-day / dur-month / dur-year) [dur-time]
duration = "P" (dur-date / dur-time / dur-week)
period-explicit = date-time "/" date-time
;ISO 8601 complete representation basic format for a period of time
;consisting of a start and end. The start must be before the end.
period-start = date-time "/" duration
;ISO 8601 complete representation basic format for a period of time
;consisting of a start and duration of time.
period = period-explicit / period-start
boolean = "TRUE" / "FALSE"
integer = ["+" / "-"] *DIGIT
float = ["+" / "-"] *DIGIT ["." *DIGIT]
rfc822-address = addr-spec / [phrase] "<" addr-spec ">"
addr-spec = local-part "@" domain ;RFC 822 address
local-part = WORD *("." WORD)
domain = domain-ref *("." domain-ref)
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domain-ref = ATOM
phrase = 1*WORD
utc-offset = time-numzone ;As defined above in time
;
;Definition of an iCalendar Object
;
icalobject = "BEGIN" ":" "VCALENDAR" CRLF
icalbody
"END" ":" "VCALENDAR" CRLF [icalobject]
;
;Definition of an iCalendar Property
;
property = [group "."] propname [";" parmlist] ":" value CRLF
propname = <any properties defined in this document>
/ iana-prop / x-token
x-token = <The two characters "X-" or "x-" followed, with no
intervening white space, by any atom>
iana-prop = <A publicly defined extension property, registered
with IANA, as specified by this document>
;
;Definition of the Calendar Components and Calendar Properties
;
icalbody = calprops 1*component
calprops = [calscale] [geo] prodid [profile] [prof-version]
[source] [name] version
component = 1*(eventc / todoc / journalc / freebusyc /
/ timezonec)
;Event Component
eventc = "BEGIN" ":" "VEVENT" CRLF
*eventprop *alarmc
"END" ":" "VEVENT" CRLF
eventprop = *attach *attendee *categories [class]
/ [created] description dtend dtstart *exdate
/ *exrule *last-mod [location] [priority]
/ *related *resources *rdate *rrule
/ [resp-seq] / [seq] [status] [summary] [transp]
/ [uid] *url
;To-do Component
todoc = "BEGIN" ":" "VTODO" CRLF
*todoprop *alarmc
"END" ":" "VTODO" CRLF
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todoprop = *attach *attendee *categories [class] [completed]
/ [created] description dtstart due *exdate
/ *exrule *last-mod [location] priority
/ *related *resources *rdate *rrule [resp-seq]
/ [seq] [status] [summary] [transp] [uid] *url
;Journal Component
journalc = "BEGIN" ":" "VJOURNAL" CRLF
*jourprop
"END" ":" "VJOURNAL" CRLF
jourprop = *attach *categories [class] [created] description
/ dtstart *last-mod *related [resp-seq] [seq] [uid] *url
;Free/Busy Component
freebusyc = "BEGIN" ":" "VFREEBUSY" CRLF
*fbprop
"END" ":" "VFREEBUSY" CRLF
fbprop = *attendee [created] [duration] [dtend] [dtstart]
/ *freebusy *last-mod *related [resp-seq] [seq] [uid]
/ *url
;Alarm Component
alarmc = "BEGIN" ":" "VALARM" CRLF
*alarmprop
"END" ":" "VALARM" CRLF
alarmprop = *attach [created] [description] dtstart duration
/ *last-mod *related repeat [summary] *url
;Time Zone Component
timezonec = "BEGIN" ":" "VTIMEZONE" CRLF
*tzprop
"END" ":" "VTIMEZONE" CRLF
tzprop = [created] [daylight] [dtend] dtstart [rdate / rrule]
[tzname] tzoffset [tztrans] [uid]
;
;Definition of the Calendar Properties
;
calscale = "CALSCALE" ":" calvalue CRLF
calvalue = "GREGORIAN" / iana-scale
iana-scale = <Any other designator for a calendar scale
registered with IANA>
geo = "GEO" ":" geovalue CRLF
geovalue = (float ";" float )/ url
prodid = "prodid" ":" pidvalue CRLF
pidvalue = (guid-text / url)
;Any text that describes the product and version
;and that is generally assured of being unique.>
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profile = "PROFILE" ": profvalue CRLF
profvalue = " component "-" action
component = "EVENT" / "TODO" / "JOURNAL" / "FREEBUSY"
/ iana-component / x-token
action = <Any IANA registered iCalendar action type.>
iana-component = <Any other component registered with IANA>
prof-version = "PROFILE-VERSION" ":" profvalue CRLF
profvalue = iana-prfver / x-token
iana-prfver = <A IANA registered iCalendar profile identifier>
source = "SOURCE" ":" url CRLF
name = "NAME" ":" text CRLF
version = "VERSION" ":" vervalue CRLF
vervalue = "2.0" / x-token
;Component Properties
attach = [group "."] "ATTACH" ":" url CRLF
attendee = [group "."] "ATTENDEE" [";" attparamlist] ":"
(rfc822-address / url) CRLF
attparamlist = attparam / attparamlist ";" attparam
/ paramlist / paramlist ";" attparam
/ paramlist ";" attparamlist ";" attparam
attparam = typeparm / roleparm / statusparm / rsvpparm
/ expectparm / memberparm
typeparm = "TYPE" "="
("INDIVIDUAL" ; An individual
/ "GROUP" ; A group of individuals
/ "RESOURCE" ; A physical resource
/ "ROOM" ; A room resource
/ "UNKNOWN") ; Otherwise not known
;Default value is UNKNOWN
roleparm = "ROLE" "="
("ATTENDEE" ; Indicates a regular attendee
/ "OWNER" ; Indicates owner of event or to-do
/ "ORGANIZER" ; Indicates organizer of event or to-do
/ "DELEGATE") ; Indicates delegate to event or to-do
;Default is ATTENDEE
statusparm = "STATUS" "="
("NEEDS-ACTION" ; Indicates event or to-do needs action
/ "ACCEPTED" ; Indicates event or to-do accepted
/ "DECLINED" ; Indicates event or to-do not accepted
/ "TENTATIVE" ; Indicates event or to-do tentatively
; accepted. Status may change in the future.
/ "COMPLETED" ; Indicates to-do was completed.
; COMPLETED property has date/time completed.
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/ "DELEGATED" ; Indicateds event or to-do delegated
; to another ATTENDEE
/ "CANCELED") ; Indicates event or to-do canceled for
; ATTENDEE
;Default is NEEDS-ACTION
rsvpparm = "RSVP" "=" ("YES" / "NO")
;Default is NO
expectparm = "EXPECT" "="
("FYI" ; Indicates request is for your info
/ "REQUIRE" ; Indicates presence is required
/ "REQUEST" ; Indicates presence is requested
/ "IMMEDIATE") ; Indicates an immediate response needed
;Default is FYI
memberparm = rfc822-address ; Indicates a group or mailing list
categories = "CATEGORIES" [";" paramlist] ":" catvalue CRLF
catvalue = cat1value [,cat1value] / cat2value [, cat2value]
cat1value = "APPOINTMENT" / "BUSINESS" / "EDUCATION" / "HOLIDAY"
/ "MEETING" / "MISCELLANEOUS" / "NON-WORKING HOURS"
/ "NOT IN OFFICE" / "PERSONAL" / "PHONE CALL"
/ "SICK DAY" / "SPECIAL OCCASION" / "TRAVEL"
/ "VACATION" / word
;Used in event and to-do components
cat2value = "AUDIO" / "DISPLAY" / "EMAIL" / "PROCEDURE"
/ x-token / iana-word
;Used in alarm component
class = "CLASS" [";" paramlist] ":" classvalue CRLF
classvalue = "PUBLIC" / "PRIVATE" / "CONFIDENTIAL" / x-token
;Default is PUBLIC
created = "CREATED" ":" date-time CRLF
completed = "COMPLETED" ":" date-time CRLF
daylight = "DAYLIGHT" ":" boolean CRLF
;Default value is FALSE
description = "DESCRIPTION" [";" paramlist] text CRLF
due = "DUE" ":" date-time CRLF
duration = "DURATION" ":" duration CRLF
dtstart = "DTSTART" ":" date-time CRLF
dtend = "DTEND" ":" date-time CRLF
exdate = "EXDATE" ":" date-time *["," date-time] CRLF
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exrule = "EXRULE" [";" rparamlist] ":" rvalue CRLF
freebusy = "FREEBUSY" [";" fbparmlist] ":" fbvalue CRLF
fbparmlist = fbparam / paramlist ";" fbparam
/ fbparam ";" fbparmlist
fbparam = fbtype / fbstatus
fbtype = "TYPE" "=" ("FREE" or "BUSY")
;Default is BUSY
fbstatus = "STATUS" "="
"BUSY" ;Represents busy time interval
/ "OUT" ;Represents out-of-office, non-working
;hours, or other unavailable interval
/ "PRIVATE" ;Represents private unavailable time
/ "CONFIDENTIAL" ;Represents confidential unavailable
;time
;Default is BUSY
fbvalue = period ["," period]
;Value must match default or explicit data type
last-mod = "LAST-MODIFIED" ":" date-time ["," date-time] CRLF
location = "LOCATION [";" paramlist] ":" locavalue CRLF
locavalue = text / url ;The value must be the same type as the
;default or explicit data type.
priority = "PRIORITY" ":" integer CRLF
;Default is zero
related-to = "RELATED-TO" [";" paramlist] ":" relvalue CRLF
relvalue = text / url ;Value must be the same type as
;default or explicit data type
rdate = "RDATE" ":" rdvalue *["," rdvalue] CRLF
rdvalue = date-time / period
;Value must match default or explicit data type
;
;Definition of recurrence rule
;rrule = "RRULE" [rparamlist] ":" rvalue CRLF
rparamlist = rparam / rparamlist ";" rparam / paramlist
/ paramlist ";" rparam
/ paramlist ";" rparamlist ";" rparam
rparam = "UNTIL" "=" enddate
/ "COUNT" "=" interval
/ "INTERVAL" "=" rinterval
/ "BYDAY" "=" bdweekdaylist
/ "BYMONTHDAY" "=" bmdaylist
/ "BYYEARDAY" "=" bydaylist
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/ "BYSETPOS" "=" bsplist
/ "BYWEEKNO" "=" bwdaylist
/ "BYMONTH" "=" bmlist
/ "WKST" "=" weekday
/ "X-" word "=" word
rvalue = "HOURLY" / "DAILY" / "WEEKLY" / "YEARLY"
rinterval = interval ; For any rvalue
/ duration ; Only for rvalue = HOURLY
digits = 1*digit
interval = digits
enddate = date ;A UTC value
plus = "+"
minus = "-"
ordmoday = 1*2digits ;1 to 31
ordwk = 1*2digits ;1 to 52
ordyrday = 1*3digits ;1 to 366
daynumber = (plus / minus) ordmoday
weekday = "SU" / "MO" / "TU" / "WE" / "TH" / "FR" / "SA" >
bdweekdaynum = [daynumber] weekday
bdweekdaylist = bdweekdaynum / bdweekdaynum "," *(bdweekdaynum)
bmposday = [plus] ordmoday
bmnegday = minus ordmoday
bmdaylist = bmposday *("," bmposday / bmnegday)
/ bmnegday *("," bmnegday / bmposday)
byposday = [plus] ordyrday
bynegday = minus ordyrday
bydaylist = byposday *("," byposday / bynegday)
/ bynegday *("," bynegday / byposday)
bsplist = byposday *("," byposday / bynegday)
/ bynegday *("," bynegday / byposday)
bwposday = [plus] ordwk
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bwnegday = minus ordwk
bwdaylist = bwposday *("," bwposday / bwnegday)
/ bwnegday *("," bwnegday / bwposday)
bmposmon = 1*2digits ;1 to 12
bmlist = bmposmon *("," bmposmon)
resource = "RESOURCES" [";" paramlist] ":" resvalist CRLF
resvalist = resvalue / resvalue "," resvalist
resvalue = "CATERING" / "CHAIRS" / "COMPUTER PROJECTOR"
/ "EASEL" / "OVERHEAD PROJECTOR" / "SPEAKER PHONE"
/ "TABLE" / "TV" / "VCR" / "VIDEO PHONE" / "VEHICLE"
/ word
respseq = "RESPONSE-SEQUENCE" ":" integer CRLF
;Default is "0".
sequence = "SEQUENCE" ":" integer CRLF
;Default is "0".
status = "STATUS" [";" paramlist] ":" statvalue CRLF
statvalue = "NEEDS ACTION" ;Indicates to-do needs action.
/ "COMPLETED" ;Indicates to-do completed
/ "TENTATIVE" ;Indicates event is being
;tentatively scheduled
/ "CONFIRMED" ;Indicates event is definite
/ "CANCELLED" ;Indicates event was canceled
summary = "SUMMARY" [";" paramlist] ":" text CRLF
transp = "TRANSP" [";" paramlist] ":" transvalue CRLF
transvalue = "BUSY" ;Opaque/blocks on free/busy searches
;Default value is BUSY
/ "OUT" ;Opaque/blocks on free/busy searches
/ "PRIVATE" ;Opaque/blocks on free/busy searches
/ "CONFIDENTIAL" ;Opaque/blocks on free/busy searches
/ "TRANSPARENT" ;Transparent on free/time searches
tzname = "TZNAME" [";" paramlist] ":" text CRLF
tzoffset = "TZOFFSET" ":" utc-offset CRLF
tztrans = "TZTRANS" ":" time CRLF
url = "URL" ":" url CRLF
uid = "UID" [";" paramlist] ":" text CRLF
extension = "X-" [vendorid] word [";" paramlist] ":" value
vendorid = 1*char "-" ;Vendor identification prefix text
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;End of grammar
6. Registration of Content Type Profiles
This section defines procedures by which usage profiles for the MIME
Calendaring and Scheduling Content Type are registered with the IANA
and made available to the Internet community. Note that non-IANA
profiles may be used by bilateral agreement, provided the associated
profile names follow the "X-" convention defined above in section
3.1.6.33.
The procedures defined here are designed to allow public comment and
review of new profiles, while posing only a small impediment to the
definition of new profiles.
Registration of a new profile is accomplished by the following steps.
6.1 Define the profile
A profile is defined by completing the following template.
To: ietf-calendar@imc.org
Subject: Registration of text/calendar MIME profile XXX
Profile name:
Profile purpose:
Profile type-subtype:
Profile special notes (optional):
Intended usage: (one of COMMON, LIMITED USE or OBSOLETE)
The explanation of what goes in each field in the template follows.
Profile name: The name of the profile as it will be generally
referred to in public. This name is required in the profile.
Profile purpose: The purpose of the profile (e.g., to schedule
document management updates, etc.). Give a short but clear
description. This description is required in the profile.
Profile type-subtype: The type-subtypes of the profile as they will
appear in the text/calendar MIME Content-Type Profile parameter. This
list of type-subtype values is required in the profile.
Profile properties: The list of MIME Calendaring and Scheduling
Content Type properties associated with the profile. This list of
properties that are included in the profile. If a property is
required by the profile, it should noted in this section. Other types
not mentioned in the profile definition may also be present. Note
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that any new properties referenced by the profile must be defined
separately as described in section .
Profile special notes: Any special notes about the profile, how it is
to be used, etc. This section is not required in the profile.
6.2 Post the profile definition
The profile description must be posted to the IETF Calendaring and
Scheduling Working Group discussion list, ietf-calendar@imc.org.
6.3 Allow a comment period
Discussion on the new profile must be allowed to take place on the
list for a minimum of two weeks. Consensus must be reached on the
profile before submitting the profile for approval.
6.4 Submit the profile for approval
Once the two-week comment period has elapsed, and the proposer is
convinced consensus has been reached on the profile, the registration
application should be submitted to the Profile Reviewer for approval.
The Profile Reviewer is appointed to the Application Area Directors
and may either accept or reject the profile registration. An accepted
registration should be passed on by the Profile Reviewer to the IANA
for inclusion in the official IANA profile registry. The registration
may be rejected for any of the following reasons. 1) Insufficient
comment period; 2) Consensus not reached; 3) Technical deficiencies
raised on the list or elsewhere have not been addressed. The Profile
Reviewer's decision to reject a profile may be appealed by the
proposer to the IESG, or the objections raised can be addressed by
the proposer and the profile resubmitted.
6.5 Profile Change Control
Existing profiles may be changed using the same process by which they
were registered.
1. Define the change
2. Post the change
3. Allow a comment period
4. Submit the profile for approval
Note that the original author or any other interested party may
propose a change to an existing profile, but that such changes should
only be proposed when there are serious omissions or errors in the
published specification. The Profile Reviewer may object to a change
if it is not backwards compatible, but is not required to do so.
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Profile definitions can never be deleted from the IANA registry, but
profiles which are no longer believed to be useful can be declared
OBSOLETE by a change to their "intended use" field.
6.6 Registration of New Properties
This section defines procedures by which new properties for the MIME
Calendaring and Scheduling Content Type are registered with the IANA.
Note that non-IANA properties may be used by bilateral agreement,
provided the associated properties names follow the "X-" convention
defined above in section 3.1.6.33.
The procedures defined here are designed to allow public comment and
review of new properties, while posing only a small impediment to the
definition of new properties.
Registration of a new property is accomplished by the following
steps.
6.6.1 Define the property
A property is defined by completing the following template.
To: ietf-calendar@imc.org
Subject: Registration of text/calendar MIME property XXX
Property name:
Property purpose:
Property data type(s):
Property encoding:
Property special notes (optional):
Intended usage: (one of COMMON, LIMITED USE or OBSOLETE)
The meaning of each field in the template is as follows.
Property name: The name of the property, as it will appear in the
body of an text/calendar MIME Content-Type "property: value" line to
the left of the colon ":".
Property purpose: The purpose of the property (e.g., to indicate a
delegate for the event or to-do, etc.). Give a short but clear
description.
Property data type(s): Any of the valid data types for the property
value needs to be specified. The default data type also needs to be
specified. If a new data type is specified, it needs to be declared
in this section.
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Property encoding: The encodings permitted for the property value.
This description must be precise and must not violate the general
encoding rules defined in this document.
Property special notes: Any special notes about the property, how it
is to be used, etc.
6.6.2 Post the Property definition
The property description must be posted to the new property
discussion list, ietf-calendar@imc.org.
6.6.3 Allow a comment period
Discussion on the new property must be allowed to take place on the
list for a minimum of two weeks. Consensus must be reached on the
property before proceeding to the next step.
6.6.4 Submit the property for approval
Once the two-week comment period has elapsed, and the proposer is
convinced consensus has been reached on the property, the
registration application should be submitted to the Profile Reviewer
for approval. The Profile Reviewer is appointed to the Application
Area Directors and may either accept or reject the property
registration. An accepted registration should be passed on by the
Profile Reviewer to the IANA for inclusion in the official IANA
profile registry. The registration may be rejected for any of the
following reasons. 1) Insufficient comment period; 2) Consensus not
reached; 3) Technical deficiencies raised on the list or elsewhere
have not been addressed. The Profile Reviewer's decision to
reject a property may be appealed by the proposer to the IESG, or the
objections raised can be addressed by the proposer and the property
resubmitted.
6.7 Property Change Control
Existing properties may be changed using the same process by which
they were registered.
1. Define the change
2. Post the change
3. Allow a comment period
4. Submit the property for approval
Note that the original author or any other interested party may
propose a change to an existing property, but that such changes
should only be proposed when there are serious omissions or errors in
the published specification. The Profile Reviewer may object to a
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change if it is not backwards compatible, but is not required to do
so.
Property definitions can never be deleted from the IANA registry, but
properties which are no longer believed to be useful can be declared
OBSOLETE by a change to their "intended use" field.
7. File extension
The file extension of "vcs" is to be used to designate a file
containing calendaring and scheduling information consistent with
this MIME content type.
8. Macintosh File Type Code
The file type code of "vcal" is to be used in Apple MacIntosh
operating system environments to designate a file containing
calendaring and scheduling information consistent with this MIME
media type.
9. References
The following document are referred to within this document.
[ISO 8601] ISO 8601, "Data elements and interchange formats_
Information interchange_Representation of dates and times",
International Organization for Standardization, June, 1988. This
standard is also addressed by the Internet Draft document
ftp://ds.internic.net/internet-drafts/draft-newman-datetime-00.txt.
[ISO 9070] ISO/IEC 9070, "Information Technology_SGML Support
Facilities_Registration Procedures for Public Text Owner
Identifiers", Second Edition, International Organization for
Standardization, April, 1991.
[MIME DIR] Howes, T., Smith, M., "A MIME Content-Type for Directory
Information", Internet-draft-ietf-asid-mime-direct-05.txt, March,
1997.
[RFC 822] Crocker, D., "Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text
Messages", STD 11, RFC 822, August 1982.
[RFC 1738] Berners-Lee, T., Masinter, L., McCahill, M., "Uniform
Resource Locators (URL)", RFC 1738, December 1994.
[RFC 1766] Alvestrand, H., "Tags for the Identification of
Languages", March 1995.
[RFC 1872] Levinson, E., "The MIME Multipart/Related Content-type,"
RFC 1872, December 1995.
[RFC 2045] Freed, N., Borenstein, N., " Multipurpose Internet Mail
Extensions (MIME) - Part One: Format of Internet Message Bodies", RFC
2045, November 1996.
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[RFC 2046] Freed, N., Borenstein, N., " Multipurpose Internet Mail
Extensions (MIME) - Part Two: Media Types", RFC 2046, November 1996.
[RFC 2047] Moore, K., "Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) -
Part Three: Message Header Extensions for Non-ASCII Text", RFC 2047,
November 1996.
[RFC 2048] Freed, N., J. Klensin, J. Postel, "Multipurpose Internet
Mail Extensions (MIME) - Part Four: Registration Procedures", RFC
2048, January 1997.
[US-ASCII] "Coded Character Set--7-bit American Standard Code for
Information Interchange", ANSI X3.4-1986.
[VCARD] Internet Mail Consortium, "vCard - The Electronic Business
Card Version 2.1", http://www.versit.com/pdi/vcard-21.txt, September
18, 1996.
[VCAL] Internet Mail Consortium, "vCalendar - The Electronic
Calendaring and Scheduling Exchange Format",
http://www.imc.org/pdi/vcal-10.txt, September 18, 1996.
[XAPIA] "XAPIA CSA, Calendaring and Scheduling Application
Programming Interface (CSA) Version 1.0", X.400 API Association,
November 15, 1994.
10. Acknowledgments
A hearty thanks to the IETF Calendaring and Scheduling Working Group
and also the following individuals who have participated in the
drafting, review and discussion of this memo:
Roland Alden, Harald T. Alvestrand, Denis Bigorgne, John Binici, Bill
Bliss, Andre Courtemanche, Dave Crocker, Alec Dun, Ross Finlayson,
Randell Flink, Ned Freed, Patrik Falstrom, Chuck Grandgent, Mark
Handley, Steve Hanna, Paul B. Hill, Mark Horton, Bruce Kahn, C.
Harald Koch, Theodore Lorek, Keith Moore, Cecil Murray, Chris Newman,
Ralph Patterson, Pete Resnick, Keith Rhodes, Robert Ripberger, Andras
Salamar, Vinod Seraphin, Ken Shan, Andrew Shuman, William P. Spencer,
Mark Towfiq, Robert Visnov, James L. Weiner, Mike Weston, William
Wyatt, Steve Silverberg.
11. Author's Address
The following address information is provided in a MIME-VCARD,
Electronic Business Card, format.
The authors of this draft are:
BEGIN:VCARD
FN:Frank Dawson
ORG:Lotus Development Corporation
ADR;WORK;POSTAL;PARCEL:;;6544 Battleford Drive;
Raleigh;NC;27613-3502;USA
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TEL;WORK;MSG:+1-919-676-9515
TEL;WORK;FAX:+1-919-676-9564
EMAIL;INTERNET:fdawson@earthlink.net
URL:http://home.earthlink.net/~fdawson
END:VCARD
BEGIN:VCARD
FN:Derik Stenerson
ORG:Microsoft Corporation
ADR;WORK;POSTAL;PARCEL:;;One Microsoft Way;
Redmond;WA;98052-6399;USA
TEL;WORK;MSG:+1-206-936-5522
TEL;WORK;FAX:+1-206-936-7329
EMAIL;INTERNET:deriks@Exchange.Microsoft.com
END:VCARD
The iCalendar Object is a result of the work of the Internet
Engineering Task Force Calendaring and Scheduling Working Group. The
chairman of that working group is:
BEGIN:VCARD
FN:Anik Ganguly
ORG:OnTime, Inc.
ADR;WORK;POSTAL;PARCEL:10 Floor;;21700 Northwestern Highway;
Southfield;MI;48075;USA
TEL;WORK;MSG:+1-810-559-5955
TEL;WORK;FAX:+1-810-559-5034
EMAIL;INTERNET:anik@ontime.com
END:VCARD
12. iCalendar Object Examples
The following examples are provided as an informational source of
illustrative iCalendar Objects consistent with this content type.
The following is an example of a MIME message with a single body part
consisting of a text/calendar content type. The message specifies a
meeting request between the originator and recipient of the message.
TO:jsmith@host1.com
FROM:jdoe@host1.com
MIME-VERSION:2.0
MESSAGE-ID:<19960704 08:30:00 EDT xyz@host1.com>
CONTENT-TYPE:text/calendar;PROFILE=request,event
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PROFILE:event-request
VERSION:2.0
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:19960918T143000Z
DTEND:19960920T220000Z
CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE;PROJECT
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SUMMARY:Networld+Interop Conference
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Networld+Interop Conference=
and Exhibit=0D=0A=
Atlanta World Congress Center=0D=0A=
Atlanta, Georgia
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
The following example message issues a meeting request that does not
require any reply. The message is sent as a singular "text/calendar"
content type, body part.
From: jsmith@host1.com
To: ietf-calendar@imc.org
Subject: First IETF-Calendar Working Group Meeting
MIME-Version: 2.0
Message-ID: <id1@host1.com>
Content-Type: text/calendar;Profile=event,request
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PROFILE:event-request
PRODID:-//RDU Software//NONSGML HandCal//EN
VERSION:2.0
BEGIN:VEVENT
ATTENDEE;EXPECT=REQUEST:ietf-calendar@imc.org
DESCRIPTION:First IETF-Calendaring and Scheduling Working Group
Meeting
CATEGORIES:MEETING
CLASS:PUBLIC
CREATED:19961022T083000
SUMMARY:IETF Calendaring Working Group Meeting
DTSTART:19961210T210000Z
DTEND:19961210T220000Z
LOCATION:San Jose, CA - Fairmont Hotel
UID:guid-1.host1.com
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
The following is an example of a MIME message with a single body part
consisting of a text/calendar content type. The message specifies a
meeting request between the originator and recipient of the message.
TO:jsmith@host1.com
FROM:jdoe@host1.com
MIME-VERSION:1.0
MESSAGE-ID:<19970322 08:30:00 EDT xyz@host1.com>
CONTENT-TYPE:text/calendar;PROFILE=event-request
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PROFILE:event-request
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//ABC Corporation//NONSGML My Product//EN
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:0
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UID:19970324-080045-4000F192713-0052
ATTENDEE;EXPECT=REQUEST:jsmith@host1.com
DTSTART:19970324T123000Z
DTEND:19970324T210000Z
CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE;PROJECT
CLASS:PUBLIC
SUMMARY:Calendaring Interop Conference
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Calendaring Interop=
Conference and Exhibit=0D=0A=
Atlanta, Georgia
LOCATION:Atlanta World Congress Center
ATTACH;VALUE=URL:file://xyzCorp.com/conf/bkgrnd.ps
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
Example of a reply to the above request, accepting the meeting.
TO:jdoe@host1.com
FROM:jsmith@host1.com
MIME-VERSION:1.0
MESSAGE-ID:<19970322 08:30:00 EDT xyz@host1.com>
CONTENT-TYPE:text/calendar;PROFILE=event-reply
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PROFILE:event-reply
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//ABC Corporation//NONSGML My Product//EN
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:0
RESPONSE-SEQUENCE:0
UID:19970324-080045-4000F192713-0052
ATTENDEE;STATUS=CONFIRMED;EXPECT=REQUEST:jsmith@host1.com
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
An example of a meeting cancelation:
TO:jsmith@host1.com
FROM:jdoe@host1.com
MIME-VERSION:1.0
MESSAGE-ID:<19970322 08:30:00 EDT xyz@host1.com>
CONTENT-TYPE:text/calendar;PROFILE=event-cancel
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PROFILE:event-cancel
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//ABC Corporation//NONSGML My Product//EN
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:19970324-080045-4000F192713-0052
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
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