Frequently Asked Questions

Basic Questions

What is iCal Hosting?
iCal Hosting is a service provided by RawData.net for the publishing of your personal, corporate, or general iCal Calendar data. This allows other iCal users the ability to subscribe to your calendar. By subscribing to your calendar, your calendar information will be directly added to thier iCal compatible calendar application in real-time. iCal Calendars can be used with applications like Apple's iCal, Mozilla Calendar, Novell Evolution, and Microsoft Works. iCal hosting does not publish your calendar for use in a web browser by subscribers.

How much does this service cost?
For each calendar you host with RawData.net using our iCal Hosting service we charge an annual $5 fee. This fee is automatically renewed each year on the date you open your account with us.

Who is RawData.net?
See the About RawData page

iCal Questions

What do I need to use iCal ?
iCal Calendars can be used with applications like Apple's iCal, Mozilla Calendar, Novell Evolution, and Microsoft Works.

How do I publish a calendar?
To publish your calendar with with RawData.net using our iCal Hosting service you must:

1. Open a new iCal hosting account to allow you yo upload your calendar to our WebDav Servers. Open an account now.
2. Apply your personalized account setting to your local iCal program.

What do I need to subscribe to calendars?
All you need is a calendar application that supports the iCalendar standard. There are several excellent calendar applications available for each major operating system. iCal hosting does not publish your calendar for use in a web browser by subscribers.

• Macintosh: iCal, Mozilla Calendar, Sunbird
• Windows: Microsoft Works (Version 8 or higher), WinDates, EventSherpa, Mozilla Calendar, Sunbird
• Linux: Novell Evolution, KOrganizer, Kronolith, Mozilla Calendar, Sunbird

How do I subscribe to a celendar?
Subscribing is easy as 1-2-3. See our online tutorial