[Tickets #14157] Re: Allow to disable email notifications of any kind at kronolith, calendar and/or event level

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Ticket URL: https://bugs.horde.org/ticket/14157
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  Ticket             | 14157
  Updated By         | Michael Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org>
  Summary            | Allow to disable email notifications of any kind at
                     | kronolith, calendar and/or event level
  Queue              | Kronolith
  Version            | Git master
  Type               | Enhancement
  State              | New
-Priority           | 2. Medium
+Priority           | 1. Low
-Milestone          |
+Milestone          | 5.0
  Patch              |
-Owners             |
+Owners             | Michael Rubinsky
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Michael Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org> (2015-12-23 04:49) wrote:

> Has anyone figured this out? I am having a similar issue. I would  
> like no additional emails sent at all. Thank you.

Point (d) below has been dealt with by Ticket: 3965, thoughI can still  
see a use for adding a config switch to completely turn off all iTip  
notifications completely.


>> Kontext:
>> I am using Kronolith (on horde v5.2.8) via my webhosting provider.
>> I subscribed my default calendar from Kronolith via CalDAV on
>> Thunderbird 38 / Lightning 4.x.
>>
>> Problem:
>> Just had a big hastle with too many/unnecessary email notifications.
>>
>> How came:
>> a) I accepted an event invitation from a colleague (who using some
>> other calendar software) via email (using the controls on top of the
>> TB email window),
>> b) then TB adds the ics info to my subscribed calendar and
>> consequently to the Kronolith online calendar.
>> c) Then my address is added to the list of attendees which coins an
>> event change to be notified to all other attendees including myself.
>> d) Kronolith then seems to interpret the TB interaction so as to take
>> over the control among the event, which leads to me being the new
>> organizer of the event. This is actually more like a bug. (Don't know
>> whether it's a lightning issue or an issue in the interaction between
>> lightning/TB and horde/kronolith or something else).
>> e) The next effect is that all the attendees get a emails with event
>> invitations although its only an update. However, in my case, the
>> attendees were not interested to get updates.
>>
>> My request:
>> For Step c) Kronolith should at least allow to turn off such auto
>> notifications (as it can be done in the event settings of TB) at
>> different levels: Kronolith, calendar, event. I couldn't find such an
>> option in the application, also not in the "notification settings".
>>
>> Thanks for helping.
>> Mario
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