I've been using the mykolab.com web interface and decided to experiment with the Kontact PIM for desktop use (on Windows 7 64-bit). The configuration and setup was simple but I get the following error message when trying to sync my calendar:

An error occurred while reading/writing a Kolab-Groupware-Object(akonadi id 11,487):
timezone not found Australia/Melbourne
timezone not found Australia/Melbourne
Failed to parse calendar!

Also, after clicking through a few more of the above type errors, I also found this one:

An error occurred while reading/writing a Kolab-Groupware-Object(akonadi id 9, 581):
k:\build\win32libs\libkolabxml-0.8.2\src\xcalconversions.h 1938: Failed to parse calendar

What's curious about the second error message is that I don't even have a k: drive on my computer.

I check my mykolab.com settings and yes I have the timezone set to (GMT +11:00) Australia/Melbourne. In Kontact, I have the calendar set to System (Australia) and the Regional Setting to Victoria (a state of Australia). I also tried setting it to Canberra which is the same timezone.

Not sure if this is a Kontact problem or a Mykolab.com problem so I thought I would start here. Unless I can correct this, Kontact is pretty much useless for me as a PIM.

How can I get Kontact to recognise the timezone reported from the mykolab server?

Kontact on Windows is still experimental. I would suggest you write to the Kolab users mailing list and ask for assistance (users@lists.kolab.org).

Thanks for tip. Will email that list.