Package: evolution Version: 2.28.0-2 Severity: normal Feel free to reassign this bug to the proper package.
I imported an .ics file into Evolution, and then tried to sync the events with opensync 0.39. Opensync complained about an illegal DESCRIPTION field. I examined the .ics file and saw that it contained a VEVENT component with 2 DESCRIPTION properties. However, chapter 4.8.1.5 of RFC 2445 states: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The property can be specified in the "VEVENT", "VTODO", "VJOURNAL" or "VALARM" calendar components. The property can be specified multiple times only within a "VJOURNAL" calendar component. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I removed the second DESCRIPTION field and opensync worked fine. Obviously, Evolution imported the invalid .ics data and stored in into its database. Opensync requests the data in iCalendar format and gets the invalid data. As opensync needs to transfer the data to the other end, and not only receives it, it does thorough validation of the data, and fails. Evolution should follow the "be conservative in what you send, liberal in what you accept" rule and drop all but the first DESCRIPTION field according to the RFC. It could also just refuse to import such invalid .ics data. Otherwise, the user stores invalid data without noticing it and gets problems with other software which behaves correctly according to the RFC. Regards, Tino -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.31 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages evolution depends on: ii dbus 1.2.16-2 simple interprocess messaging syst ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.27 Debian configuration management sy ii evolution-common 2.28.0-2 architecture independent files for ii evolution-data-server 2.28.0-2+b1 evolution database backend server ii gconf2 2.26.2-3 GNOME configuration database syste ii gnome-icon-theme 2.26.0-1 GNOME Desktop icon theme ii libart-2.0-2 2.3.20-2 Library of functions for 2D graphi ii libatk1.0-0 1.28.0-1 The ATK accessibility toolkit ii libbluetooth3 4.42-2 Library to use the BlueZ Linux Blu ii libbonobo2-0 2.24.2-1 Bonobo CORBA interfaces library ii libbonoboui2-0 2.24.2-1 The Bonobo UI library ii libc6 2.9-26 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libcairo2 1.8.8-2 The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra ii libcamel1.2-14 2.28.0-2+b1 The Evolution MIME message handlin ii libdbus-1-3 1.2.16-2 simple interprocess messaging syst ii libdbus-glib-1-2 0.82-1 simple interprocess messaging syst ii libebackend1.2-0 2.28.0-2+b1 Utility library for evolution data ii libebook1.2-9 2.28.0-2+b1 Client library for evolution addre ii libecal1.2-7 2.28.0-2+b1 Client library for evolution calen ii libedataserver1.2-11 2.28.0-2+b1 Utility library for evolution data ii libedataserverui1.2-8 2.28.0-2+b1 GUI utility library for evolution ii libegroupwise1.2-13 2.28.0-2+b1 Client library for accessing group ii libenchant1c2a 1.4.2-3.3 a wrapper library for various spel ii libexchange-storage1.2 2.28.0-2+b1 Client library for accessing Excha ii libfontconfig1 2.6.0-4 generic font configuration library ii libfreetype6 2.3.9-5 FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib ii libgconf2-4 2.26.2-3 GNOME configuration database syste ii libgdata-google1.2-1 2.28.0-2+b1 Client library for accessing Googl ii libgdata1.2-1 2.28.0-2+b1 Client library for accessing Googl ii libglade2-0 1:2.6.4-1 library to load .glade files at ru ii libglib2.0-0 2.22.0-1 The GLib library of C routines ii libgnome-desktop-2-11 2.28.0-1 Utility library for loading .deskt ii libgnome-pilot2 2.0.15-2.4 Support libraries for gnome-pilot ii libgnome2-0 2.26.0-1 The GNOME library - runtime files ii libgnomecanvas2-0 2.26.0-1 A powerful object-oriented display ii libgnomeui-0 2.24.2-1 The GNOME libraries (User Interfac ii libgnomevfs2-0 1:2.24.1-4 GNOME Virtual File System (runtime ii libgtk2.0-0 2.18.0-1 The GTK+ graphical user interface ii libgtkhtml-editor0 3.28.0-3 HTML rendering/editing library - e ii libgtkhtml3.14-19 3.28.0-3 HTML rendering/editing library - r ii libgweather1 2.28.0-1 GWeather shared library ii libhal1 0.5.13-3 Hardware Abstraction Layer - share ii libical0 0.43-3 iCalendar library implementation i ii libice6 2:1.0.5-1 X11 Inter-Client Exchange library ii libldap-2.4-2 2.4.17-2 OpenLDAP libraries ii libnotify1 [libnotify1 0.4.5-1 sends desktop notifications to a n ii libnspr4-0d 4.8-1 NetScape Portable Runtime Library ii libnss3-1d 3.12.3.1-1 Network Security Service libraries ii liborbit2 1:2.14.17-0.1 libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB ii libpango1.0-0 1.26.0-1 Layout and rendering of internatio ii libpisock9 0.12.4-6 library for communicating with a P ii libpisync1 0.12.4-6 synchronization library for PalmOS ii libpopt0 1.14-4 lib for parsing cmdline parameters ii libsm6 2:1.1.1-1 X11 Session Management library ii libsoup2.4-1 2.28.0-1 an HTTP library implementation in ii libsqlite3-0 3.6.18-1 SQLite 3 shared library ii libstartup-notificatio 0.10-1 library for program launch feedbac ii libusb-0.1-4 2:0.1.12-13 userspace USB programming library ii libx11-6 2:1.2.2-1 X11 client-side library ii libxml2 2.7.5.dfsg-1 GNOME XML library ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-15 compression library - runtime Versions of packages evolution recommends: pn bogofilter | spamassassin <none> (no description available) pn evolution-plugins <none> (no description available) pn evolution-webcal <none> (no description available) pn gnome-desktop-data <none> (no description available) pn gnome-pilot-conduits <none> (no description available) pn yelp <none> (no description available) Versions of packages evolution suggests: pn bug-buddy <none> (no description available) pn evolution-dbg <none> (no description available) pn evolution-exchange <none> (no description available) pn evolution-plugins-experimenta <none> (no description available) ii gnupg 1.4.10-2 GNU privacy guard - a free PGP rep pn network-manager <none> (no description available) -- debconf information: evolution/needs_shutdown: -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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