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Thanks for your followup David,
Just let you know that I'm still doing research on this and will keep you
informed.
Sincerely,
Steven Cheng
Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead
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From: "David McKenzie" <DavidMcKenzie@newsgroup.nospam>
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Subject: Re: Task Assignment notifications adding and notifying extra
people when item is updated
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 09:04:51 -0600
Additional Information.
I can recreate this issue on a new list with Assign to: allowing multiple
assignments to individuals and groups.
The issue does not occur all the time but at least 2/5 times.
""Steven Cheng"" <stcheng@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for your reply David,
>
> Based on the further issue description, I'll do some further research and
> consult some other WSS engineers to see whether they have some experienced
> on such issue. I'll inform you whenever I get some update on this.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Steven Cheng
>
> Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead
>
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
>
>
>
> --------------------
> From: "David McKenzie" <DavidMcKenzie@newsgroup.nospam>
> References: <#i1cGfjeIHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>
> <r1fJ07reIHA.4720@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
> Subject: Re: Task Assignment notifications adding and notifying extra
> people when item is updated
> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:20:55 -0600
>
> The problem is regularly occuring.
> The unrelated address appears to be chosen at random from the site
> collection user list - some of the 'victims' are not explicitly named in
> the
> subsite or list permissions.
> The problem only occurs on this list.
> The email addresses are all local to our domain.
> That is the only commonality.
> In the example given our Operations group all received notifications that
> a
> task assigned to a small subset of a departmental team's task changed.
> The formatting was stripped from the post, but the notice showed the
> Operations group with a strikethrough indicating that they had previously
> been assigned to the task and removed.
> But the assignemnt never occurred.
>
>
>
> ""Steven Cheng"" <stcheng@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:r1fJ07reIHA.4720@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl...
>> Hi David,
>>
>> From your description, the problem you encounter here is an extended Task
>> in WSS will send notify email to an unrelated address, correct?
>>
>> as for the unrelated address, is it stored or referenced somewhere in the
>> task or any of your custom code? Also, for the email address format, is
>> there any association between the expected email address and the
>> unrelated
>> one?
>>
>> Based on my experience, if the problem is not defintely happening and
>> occurs sporadically, it would be quite difficult to troubleshoot. I
>> suggest
>> you try isolate or simplify the problem situation so as to make it a
>> definite problem that is always reproable.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Steven Cheng
>>
>> Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead
>>
>>
>>
>> ==================================================
>>
>> Get notification to my posts through email? Please refer to
>>
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/managednewsgroups/default.aspx#notif
>> ications.
>>
>>
>>
>> Note: The MSDN Managed Newsgroup support offering is for non-urgent
>> issues
>> where an initial response from the community or a Microsoft Support
>> Engineer within 1 business day is acceptable. Please note that each
>> follow
>> up response may take approximately 2 business days as the support
>> professional working with you may need further investigation to reach the
>> most efficient resolution. The offering is not appropriate for situations
>> that require urgent, real-time or phone-based interactions or complex
>> project analysis and dump analysis issues. Issues of this nature are best
>> handled working with a dedicated Microsoft Support Engineer by contacting
>> Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS) at
>>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/support/default.aspx.
>>
>> ==================================================
>>
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>> --------------------
>> From: "David McKenzie" <DavidMcKenzie@newsgroup.nospam>
>> Subject: Task Assignment notifications adding and notifying extra people
>> when item is updated
>> Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:28:52 -0600
>>
>> FE: WSS 3 running on Windows Server 2003 SP1
>> BE: SQL 2000 SP4 running on seperate Windows 2003 SP1 server
>>
>> User has extended a Tasks list to track training development.
>> When a column in the item is modified and saved, a totally unrelated user
>> receives an email that they have been removed from assifned to.
>> In the following example the only the IB FCM group was assigned to the
>> task,
>> but the Operations and Desktop Support Groupreceives notification that
>> they
>> are removed from a task which the user never assigned to them:
>>
>> Title:
>> AJEs
>>
>> Priority:
>> Normal - within 6 months
>>
>> Status:
>> Not Started
>>
>> Assigned To:
>> IB FCM - Financial; Operations and Desktop Support IB FCM - Financial
>>
>> Description:
>> Training will be a webinar along with a short in-person session.
>>
>> Anticipated Presentation:
>> 5/1/2008
>>
>> Subject Area(s):
>> IB/FCM
>>
>> Comments:
>> SMEs to coordinate with manager, as she will be conducting the
>> webinar
>> portion. SMEs to coordinate with manager, as she will be conducting the
>> webinar portion. Emailed manageron 2/27/08 requesting if there was
>> anything
>> the IB/FCM SMEs could do to help.
>>
>>
>>
>> This occurs with some frequency, and the recipient individuals and groups
>> are not explicit members of the subsite or list.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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\viewkind4\uc1\pard\lang2052\f0\fs20 Thanks for your followup David,
\par
\par Just let you know that I'm still doing research on this and will keep you informed.
\par
\par Sincerely,
\par
\par Steven Cheng
\par
\par Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead
\par
\par
\par This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
\par
\par \pard\li720 --------------------
\par From: "David McKenzie" <DavidMcKenzie@newsgroup.nospam>
\par References: <#i1cGfjeIHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl> <r1fJ07reIHA.4720@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl> <#xvcuaueIHA.1900@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl> <J29eIubfIHA.6844@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
\par Subject: Re: Task Assignment notifications adding and notifying extra people when item is updated
\par Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 09:04:51 -0600
\par Additional Information.
\par I can recreate this issue on a new list with Assign to: allowing multiple
\par assignments to individuals and groups.
\par The issue does not occur all the time but at least 2/5 times.
\par
\par ""Steven Cheng"" <stcheng@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
\par news:J29eIubfIHA.6844@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl...
\par > Thanks for your reply David,
\par >
\par > Based on the further issue description, I'll do some further research and
\par > consult some other WSS engineers to see whether they have some experienced
\par > on such issue. I'll inform you whenever I get some update on this.
\par >
\par > Sincerely,
\par >
\par > Steven Cheng
\par >
\par > Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead
\par >
\par >
\par > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
\par > rights.
\par >
\par >
\par >
\par >
\par > --------------------
\par > From: "David McKenzie" <DavidMcKenzie@newsgroup.nospam>
\par > References: <#i1cGfjeIHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>
\par > <r1fJ07reIHA.4720@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
\par > Subject: Re: Task Assignment notifications adding and notifying extra
\par > people when item is updated
\par > Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:20:55 -0600
\par >
\par > The problem is regularly occuring.
\par > The unrelated address appears to be chosen at random from the site
\par > collection user list - some of the 'victims' are not explicitly named in
\par > the
\par > subsite or list permissions.
\par > The problem only occurs on this list.
\par > The email addresses are all local to our domain.
\par > That is the only commonality.
\par > In the example given our Operations group all received notifications that
\par > a
\par > task assigned to a small subset of a departmental team's task changed.
\par > The formatting was stripped from the post, but the notice showed the
\par > Operations group with a strikethrough indicating that they had previously
\par > been assigned to the task and removed.
\par > But the assignemnt never occurred.
\par >
\par >
\par >
\par > ""Steven Cheng"" <stcheng@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
\par > news:r1fJ07reIHA.4720@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl...
\par >> Hi David,
\par >>
\par >> From your description, the problem you encounter here is an extended Task
\par >> in WSS will send notify email to an unrelated address, correct?
\par >>
\par >> as for the unrelated address, is it stored or referenced somewhere in the
\par >> task or any of your custom code? Also, for the email address format, is
\par >> there any association between the expected email address and the
\par >> unrelated
\par >> one?
\par >>
\par >> Based on my experience, if the problem is not defintely happening and
\par >> occurs sporadically, it would be quite difficult to troubleshoot. I
\par >> suggest
\par >> you try isolate or simplify the problem situation so as to make it a
\par >> definite problem that is always reproable.
\par >>
\par >> Sincerely,
\par >>
\par >> Steven Cheng
\par >>
\par >> Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead
\par >>
\par >>
\par >>
\par >> ==================================================
\par >>
\par >> Get notification to my posts through email? Please refer to
\par >>
\par >
http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/managednewsgroups/default.aspx#notif
\par >> ications.
\par >>
\par >>
\par >>
\par >> Note: The MSDN Managed Newsgroup support offering is for non-urgent
\par >> issues
\par >> where an initial response from the community or a Microsoft Support
\par >> Engineer within 1 business day is acceptable. Please note that each
\par >> follow
\par >> up response may take approximately 2 business days as the support
\par >> professional working with you may need further investigation to reach the
\par >> most efficient resolution. The offering is not appropriate for situations
\par >> that require urgent, real-time or phone-based interactions or complex
\par >> project analysis and dump analysis issues. Issues of this nature are best
\par >> handled working with a dedicated Microsoft Support Engineer by contacting
\par >> Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS) at
\par >>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/support/default.aspx.
\par >>
\par >> ==================================================
\par >>
\par >>
\par >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
\par >> rights.
\par >>
\par >> --------------------
\par >> From: "David McKenzie" <DavidMcKenzie@newsgroup.nospam>
\par >> Subject: Task Assignment notifications adding and notifying extra people
\par >> when item is updated
\par >> Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:28:52 -0600
\par >>
\par >> FE: WSS 3 running on Windows Server 2003 SP1
\par >> BE: SQL 2000 SP4 running on seperate Windows 2003 SP1 server
\par >>
\par >> User has extended a Tasks list to track training development.
\par >> When a column in the item is modified and saved, a totally unrelated user
\par >> receives an email that they have been removed from assifned to.
\par >> In the following example the only the IB FCM group was assigned to the
\par >> task,
\par >> but the Operations and Desktop Support Groupreceives notification that
\par >> they
\par >> are removed from a task which the user never assigned to them:
\par >>
\par >> Title:
\par >> AJEs
\par >>
\par >> Priority:
\par >> Normal - within 6 months
\par >>
\par >> Status:
\par >> Not Started
\par >>
\par >> Assigned To:
\par >> IB FCM - Financial; Operations and Desktop Support IB FCM - Financial
\par >>
\par >> Description:
\par >> Training will be a webinar along with a short in-person session.
\par >>
\par >> Anticipated Presentation:
\par >> 5/1/2008
\par >>
\par >> Subject Area(s):
\par >> IB/FCM
\par >>
\par >> Comments:
\par >> SMEs to coordinate with manager, as she will be conducting the
\par >> webinar
\par >> portion. SMEs to coordinate with manager, as she will be conducting the
\par >> webinar portion. Emailed manageron 2/27/08 requesting if there was
\par >> anything
\par >> the IB/FCM SMEs could do to help.
\par >>
\par >>
\par >>
\par >> This occurs with some frequency, and the recipient individuals and groups
\par >> are not explicit members of the subsite or list.
\par >>
\par >>
\par >>
\par >
\par >
\par >
\par
\par
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\par
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