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Thunderbird 78.8.1 (Linux) fails to import event from ics file: "Cannot import from event.ics. There are no importable items in this file."

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Dear community,

Thunderbird 78.8.1 from Kubuntu 20.04 fails to import the following event.ics file with the error message:

"Cannot import from /media/sdb/event.ics. There are no importable items in this file."

BEGIN: event.ics

BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e8b835c1bc89b4d43eaad12bdf62475d@business-services.heise.de DTSTAMP:20210519T100321Z DTSTART:20210527T090000Z DTEND:20210527T100000Z DESCRIPTION:Privilegierte Accounts im Unternehmen können von Angreifern gekapert werden, um Rollen und Rechte zu erweitern und letztlich großen Schaden anzurichten. Im Webcast am 27.5. um 11:00 Uhr zeigt Ihnen ein Hacker, wie Kriminelle dabei vorgehen und wie Unternehmen sich vor dieser Gefahr schützen können – mit Live-Demo!. SUMMARY:Ein Hacker erklärt: Jagd auf privilegierte Accounts (On-Prem & Cloud) URL:https://business-services.heise.de/security/bedrohungen-schwachstellen/beitrag/ein-hacker-erklaert-jagd-auf-privilegierte-accounts-on-prem-cloud-4040?mlog=1&no_cache=1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR

END: event.ics

I can't see any problem within the file.

Any help would be highly appreciated.

Best regards, Rainer

Dear community, Thunderbird 78.8.1 from Kubuntu 20.04 fails to import the following event.ics file with the error message: "Cannot import from /media/sdb/event.ics. There are no importable items in this file." ===== BEGIN: event.ics ===== BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e8b835c1bc89b4d43eaad12bdf62475d@business-services.heise.de DTSTAMP:20210519T100321Z DTSTART:20210527T090000Z DTEND:20210527T100000Z DESCRIPTION:Privilegierte Accounts im Unternehmen können von Angreifern gekapert werden, um Rollen und Rechte zu erweitern und letztlich großen Schaden anzurichten. Im Webcast am 27.5. um 11:00 Uhr zeigt Ihnen ein Hacker, wie Kriminelle dabei vorgehen und wie Unternehmen sich vor dieser Gefahr schützen können – mit Live-Demo!. SUMMARY:Ein Hacker erklärt: Jagd auf privilegierte Accounts (On-Prem & Cloud) URL:https://business-services.heise.de/security/bedrohungen-schwachstellen/beitrag/ein-hacker-erklaert-jagd-auf-privilegierte-accounts-on-prem-cloud-4040?mlog=1&no_cache=1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR ===== END: event.ics ===== I can't see any problem within the file. Any help would be highly appreciated. Best regards, Rainer

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The problem is solved! The respective ics-file was build with mac-style line endings (only CR). After conversion with

dos2unix -c mac < event.ics > event-fixed.ics

the new event-fixed.ics file can be imported without problems.

Nevertheless a somehow smarter import algorithm, which does not fail on line endings, would be nice.

(BTW: Nextcloud calendar import has the same problem.)

Best regards, Rainer

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Chosen Solution

The problem is solved! The respective ics-file was build with mac-style line endings (only CR). After conversion with

dos2unix -c mac < event.ics > event-fixed.ics

the new event-fixed.ics file can be imported without problems.

Nevertheless a somehow smarter import algorithm, which does not fail on line endings, would be nice.

(BTW: Nextcloud calendar import has the same problem.)

Best regards, Rainer