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[bsbm525]

Hello,

I'm using Outlook 2002 with Exchange 2003.
Is it possible to create a new rule so auto replies are sent for all
incoming emails?
If not, what 3rd party add on is recommended?

Thank you.

 

[William Lefkovics [MVP]]

You want an autoreply for every single email?

What if I set up a rule that did the same thing? Specifically a rule that
generated a new email to you for every autoreply I got from you. That would
be a cool mail loop.

 

[bsbm525]

Actually it's work related and I just want to setup an auto reponse from a
general mailbox as an initial acknowledgement of receipt but based on your
post I will assume there is no resolution without an 3rd party add on.

 

[William Lefkovics [MVP]]

If the sender is using Outlook and needs to be informed, then they might
request a delivery receipt.

If this is a repository mailbox for some kind of submission, then a
server-side rule should be useful. These are blocked by default at the
gateway, so if there are external submissions to reply to, then this is
required:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/266166

There may be 3rd party products that do this, I am not sure. There are
client-side solutions:
http://www.emailaddressmanager.com/outlook/outlook-autoresponder.html

 

[bsbm525]

Thanks.....

If the sender is using Outlook and needs to be informed, then they might
request a delivery receipt.

If this is a repository mailbox for some kind of submission, then a
server-side rule should be useful. These are blocked by default at the
gateway, so if there are external submissions to reply to, then this is
required:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/266166

There may be 3rd party products that do this, I am not sure. There are
client-side solutions:
http://www.emailaddressmanager.com/outlook/outlook-autoresponder.html