Hello,
Recently we setup an Exchange 2010 server in our office. We are using Outlook 2010 as a client. Very shortly I was alerted that when booking a conflicting meeting Outlook sends invitations without a warning. After two days of research I found that it’s a normal behaviour. What?! No! Really?! Yes, really! Turns out it does prompt a user with tiny barely visible message in grey font just above Send button saying "Conflicts with another appointment on your Calendar" but it still allows sending invitation. Seconds after invitation is sent a reply comes back that meeting is declined. The problem is that everyone else invited gets and accepts invitation as normal.
Now, I'm not sure that a common sense exists, but if it would it would dictate that an email never ever should be allowed to send if it is conflicting. After all that is what I've set on Exchange server. I've lost two full working days for this silly thing and find difficult to hide my frustration. Does anyone have a quick answer how can I stop anyone from sending a meeting invitation if it’s conflicting. No declines, no unnoticeable warnings, just a simple popup - "You cannot send this email!".
Thanks for your time.
Audrius