Amazing how you find the answer just after you post

Just worked out I need to use 'server reply message' instead of templates
Al
"Al Blake" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I need to setup a mailbox so it replies to incoming mail with a template
>when the client is *not* open. (ie a server based rule).
> Using Ex2k3+OL2k3
>
> I tried setting up a mailbox rule using a template - but templates are
> stored on the file system so that forces it to become a client based rule.
> How can I set up a server based rule to reply with standard text?
>
> Al Blake
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