How do I block random people adding meetings to my calendar?

Anonymous
2023-05-22T13:11:46+00:00

I have searched for an answer and I haven't found anything helpful.

If someone sends me a meeting invite in email that meeting is automatically added to my calendar. Then Slack reacts to this new meeting and sends me a notification. I just noticed this because someone used this to send me spam. How is it even possible that a random person can add meetings to my calendar AND how is it possible I can't find a setting to stop this?

I did find a setting to turn off automatic car rental etc. messages. I figured out I could block people one by one. But I want to stop this from ever happening again.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-05-14T09:31:16+00:00

    Is there still no solution?

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-28T22:45:19+00:00

    So........I have to know in advance the spammer's address? Before they add a spam event on my calendar? That sounds like magical thinking. Not at all helpful. I need a general rule for not allowing anyone not in my contacts to add an event to my calendar. Otherwise it's like playing Whack-A-Mole on my calendar. NOT HELPFUL. Please fix. Thank you.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-02-25T11:55:37+00:00

    Two of the most ridiculous aspects are:

    1. that you can't add a rule yourself to block invites from all or even non-contacts.
    2. Should be able to turn of Microsoft Calendar all together, should be an opt-in not an opt-out option anyway
    3. Maybe the most ridiculous part is that it adds events from items in the junk mail folder!!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-25T11:54:39+00:00

    Two of the most ridiculous aspects are:

    1. that you can't add a rule yourself to block invites from all or even non-contacts.
    2. Should be able to turn of Microsoft Calendar all together, should be an opt-in not an opt-out option anyway
    3. Maybe the most ridiculous part is that it adds events from items in the junk mail folder!!!

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-02-22T05:46:19+00:00

    I'm trying to follow these instructions. I'm in Outlook. But where is "File?" So I can't even do Step 1. Where are my kids when I need them? Can someone point me to where "File" is in Outlook? Thank you!

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