nextcloud / nextcloud/mail

Meeting invitations to configured aliases are not treated properly

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Description

Steps to reproduce
  1. configure email system so that main@example.com and alt@example.com arrive at the same mailbox
  2. add an account for main@example.com in nextcloud mail
  3. configure an alias alt@example.com to your main@example.com account
  4. send a meeting invitation from outlook to alt@example.com
Expected behavior

The meeting invitation should be treated in the same way as if it were sent to main@example.com:

  • there should be options to accept, decline etc.
  • the invitation should be added to the calendar if accepted
Actual behavior

The meeting invitation is recognised as such, but:

  • the following message is displayed: This message has an attached invitation but the invitation does not contain a participant that matches any configured mail account address
  • There is not way to accept, decline etc. and no way to add the meeting to the calendar
Mail app version

5.1.6

Nextcloud version

31.0.4

Mailserver or service

local mailserver (exim and dovecot)

Operating system

debian

PHP engine version

PHP 8.2

Nextcloud memory caching

No response

Web server

Apache (supported)

Database

PostgreSQL

Additional info

No response

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the invitation flow with main@example.com and the configured alt@example.com alias, then trace how the Mail app matches invitation participants to configured accounts. Done means invitations sent to the alias offer accept and decline actions and can be added to the calendar after acceptance, without the participant-mismatch message.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, php
Domain
backend, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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