automatic response

[Alan Conchie]

I have two standalone computers (win98 and winXPpro) each connected to the
internet (one via broadband), the first running OL97 and the second OL2000.
As I will be away for several weeks I want to set up an automatic
acknowledgment response to all incoming e-mails on these machines.
I've searched the help areas but cannot find anything to tell me how to do
it. Can anyone help please?
Alan

 

[Roady [MVP]]

If you are in an Exchange environment (ask your administrator if you do
notknow) you can set the Out of the Office Assistant which is located under
Tools.

If you are not in an Exchange environment you can create a rule that replies
on all e-mails. The downside of this is that you'll have to have your
Outlook open all the time for the rules to process. Make sure you set some
exceptions (for instance based on the subject field so it will not reply on
subject with e.g. reply, failed, undeliverable, etc...) otherwhise you could
create endless mailloops between two mailservers and those can be a real
threat to the mailservers!

Note that you also reply to SPAM and notify possible burglers that you're
not home!

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Roady [MVP]
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