[Users] Error using Claws with vCalendar on Windows 10 and Google Calendar

Jerry jerry at seibercom.net
Fri Oct 2 11:39:34 CEST 2020


On Thu, 1 Oct 2020 20:23:49 -0400, Charles S Cairns stated:
>Hi all, I use Evolution on Fedora and am happy with that, but need a
>lean client for Windows. I've used Claws in the past (and recall it
>fondly) but it's been a number of years.
>
>Having struggled with Thunderbird since the last upgrade and being
>disenchanted with Gmail's web interface, I want to return to Claws for
>my Windows laptops. 
>
>I have Claws configured and working for Gmail. I'd like to get the
>vCalendar plugin operational, too, but am having a devil of a time. I
>don't need 2-way updating; I'd just like Claws to show my current
>Google calendar. 
>
>This how to reproduce the error I'm getting: 
>
>1 After loading vCalendar in Claws, right-click on 'Meetings' under
>the 'vCalendar' folder. 
>2 Choose'Subscribe to Webcal...' 
>3 Under 'Enter the Webcal URL:', paste private Google calendar URL
>(Google calls this 'Secret address in iCal format'). 
>4 Click 'OK' 
>5 Result: 
>     Error   
>     Could not retrieve the Webcal URL:
>     https://calendar.google.com/etc...
>     SSL peer certificate or SSH remote key was not OK
> 
>Is this something I can resolve?
> 
>Thank you!
>
>--csc

I use the calendar function too on Windows. However, I use Outlook,
rather then Gmail. I have never liked Gmail. Anyway, the point is, the
calendar function does work. It is probably Gmail screwing you over.

-- 
Jerry
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