[Tickets #9930] Alarms not updated when changing notification type

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/9930
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  Ticket             | 9930
  Created By         | webhosting at instruform.com
  Summary            | Alarms not updated when changing notification type
  Queue              | Horde Groupware Webmail Edition
  Version            | 1.2.9
  Type               | Bug
  State              | Unconfirmed
  Priority           | 2. Medium
  Milestone          |
  Patch              |
  Owners             |
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webhosting at instruform.com (2011-04-19 06:30) wrote:

Alarms that are already set in a user's calendar are not updated when  
a new method of notification is chosen in the preferences for a user.  
For example, if notify by inline method is changed to email.

This is apparent when looking at the horde_alarms->alarm_params field  
for a pre-existing event, which still shows a notify-type alarm:
a:1:{s:6:"notify";a:1:{s:4:"show";a:3:{s:5:"__app";s:9:"kronolith";s:5:"event";s:32:"04d3e641680242abceb6b50147501ab2";s:8:"calendar";s:32:"2b0fbd8a792cacfcfd0773bbdfede050";}}}
Whereas a new kronolith calendar entry with an alarm will correctly  
set an email event:
a:1:{s:4:"mail";a:3:{s:6:"__desc";s:0:"";s:5:"email";s:18:"test at example.com";s:4:"body";s:103:"We would like to remind you of this upcoming  
event.

test

Location:

Date: 2011-04-19
Time: 04:10pm

";}}

As there is no mechanism that we are aware of to bulk-change the  
user's existing alarms other than re-creating all of them manually,  
this appears to be a bug in the system. If a user changes their  
notification from one type to another, Horde should automatically  
update the user's reminders to the chosen type.