Auto reply feature only reply in the same domain only.

[Joe]

I got some questions on Outlook 2000 (Under Exchange environment)

I set up rule wizard to auto-reply message, I used my company e-mail (same
domain), hotmail, and yahoo to send myself a test message. I can get the
auto reply from my company e-mail but not on hotmail and yahoo. Did I set it
up in a wrong way?

Thank you for your help.

 

[BHAM KAL]

I am not sure, but they might have went to junk mail. Check the Junk Mail
folder.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Exchange, by default, denies replies and forwards to the Internet, which
also includes any automatic replies to and from an Internet Account. At any
rate, this is a BAD idea. Check out what mail loops can do to the entire
organization, such as bring the entire domain mail down until the root
problem is found and fixed, namely people using automatic replies from
Internet accounts.

There is always a good reason for things being turned off by default, mostly
to save clueless admins from themselves, or an over-zealous CEO.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Joe asked:

| I got some questions on Outlook 2000 (Under Exchange environment)
|
| I set up rule wizard to auto-reply message, I used my company e-mail
| (same domain), hotmail, and yahoo to send myself a test message. I
| can get the auto reply from my company e-mail but not on hotmail and
| yahoo. Did I set it up in a wrong way?
|
| Thank you for your help.