option to auto send an away message

[Guest]

Does Outlook 2003 office have an option so i can go away for a week and all
emails sent to me will be provided with a message i can set up letting the
sender know i am away???? thanks>>>Peter

 

[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!

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-FREE tool; QuickMail. Create new Outlook items anywhere from within Windows
-Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data

 

[Guest]

thanks for your reply---i am not in an exchange enviorement. i also cannot
keepm outlook open while away. sounds like i willot be able to make this
happen?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

No, unless your webbased mailbox provided by your ISP offers an on-line Out
of Office service or messages rules.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-FREE tool; QuickMail. Create new Outlook items anywhere from within Windows
-Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data

 

[Guest]

thanks Roady-----i will check into that option......

No, unless your webbased mailbox provided by your ISP offers an on-line Out
of Office service or messages rules.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-FREE tool; QuickMail. Create new Outlook items anywhere from within Windows
-Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data

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thanks for your reply---i am not in an exchange enviorement. i also cannot
keepm outlook open while away. sounds like i willot be able to make this
happen?

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!

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-FREE tool; QuickMail. Create new Outlook items anywhere from within
Windows
-Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data

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Does Outlook 2003 office have an option so i can go away for a week and
all
emails sent to me will be provided with a message i can set up letting the
sender know i am away???? thanks>>>Peter