aol server to outlook server

[steve]

I get my emails from outloook via oal server, but i am going on holiday and
want to set up "Out of Office" on the Outlook but it will not allow me to
because it i am not using the outlook server, how do i set up the outlook
server ?

 

[Mary]

No such thing as an Outlook Server. It's looking for an exchange server. You
as an individual user cannot use Out of Office message. You must be in an
office setting using an Exchange Server. You can setup a rule to automate
replies, but you would have to leave your computer on and connected--not a
good idea. You could access your mail by using the web site from another
computer or just deal with the email when you get back.

 

[steve]

thank you for that information, so if I want to change from an Individual
user how do I do that ? or can I ?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

you can't unless you are willing to create a domain, register it, purchase
exchange and configure it. Exchange is a corporate mail server used by
large companies for their mail and collaboration.

Use a rule. Or like Mary says, deal with your mail when you return.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, steve asked:

| thank you for that information, so if I want to change from an
| Individual user how do I do that ? or can I ?
|
| "Mary" wrote:
|
|| No such thing as an Outlook Server. It's looking for an exchange
|| server. You as an individual user cannot use Out of Office message.
|| You must be in an office setting using an Exchange Server. You can
|| setup a rule to automate replies, but you would have to leave your
|| computer on and connected--not a good idea. You could access your
|| mail by using the web site from another computer or just deal with
|| the email when you get back.
||
|| "steve" wrote:
||
||| I get my emails from outloook via oal server, but i am going on
||| holiday and want to set up "Out of Office" on the Outlook but it
||| will not allow me to because it i am not using the outlook server,
||| how do i set up the outlook server ?

 

[Gordon]

you can't unless you are willing to create a domain, register it, purchase
exchange and configure it. Exchange is a corporate mail server used by
large companies for their mail and collaboration.

You can subscribe to "Hosted Exchange" mail accounts - 1and1.com provide
this service.....

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

I have my own domain and Exchange server so I don't need this service.

Plus, for having just the "vacation" message, hosted Exchange is a bit of
overkill.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


After furious head scratching, Gordon asked:

| || you can't unless you are willing to create a domain, register it,
|| purchase exchange and configure it. Exchange is a corporate mail
|| server used by large companies for their mail and collaboration.
|
| You can subscribe to "Hosted Exchange" mail accounts - 1and1.com
| provide this service.....

 

[Gordon]

I have my own domain and Exchange server so I don't need this service.

Plus, for having just the "vacation" message, hosted Exchange is a bit of
overkill.

But I think you get all the functionality like sharing calendars, and for a
(very) small business, all the admin etc is outsourced, so it might be an
option for the OP...

 

[William]

I get my emails from outloook via oal server, but i am going on holiday and
want to set up "Out of Office" on the Outlook but it will not allow me to
because it i am not using the outlook server, how do i set up the outlook
server ?

You may be able to do this directly through AOL:
http://help.aol.co.uk/email/personalised-away-message-on-aol-email/article/20060816080809990008

http://tinyurl.com/5c63a7