Out of Office Assistant replies multiple times

[Bill Hobson]

The situation: The user of a fully patched Outlook 2003 SP1 sets an Out of
Office reply using the Out Of Office Assistant..
The result: The first time someone sends a message while the OOA reply is
turned on, they get the full text of the OOA reply as it is configured. The
second and subsequent emails from that same sender gets a truncated version
of the OOA message. In my testing, my second message (which isn't supposed
to be replied to), got me 2 truncated replies.

Examples from my testing:
1st reply: "I am out of the office and will return on Monday, February 28,
2005. At that time I will reply to your email. If you need immediate
assistance please contact..."
2nd reply: " I am out of the office and will return" (1st reply to 2nd
message)
" I am out of the office and will return" (2nd reply to 2nd message)

Has anyone seen this bizarre behavior?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Not unless that user is also using Rules to send an OOO message as well.

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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 furious head scratching, Bill Hobson asked:

| The situation: The user of a fully patched Outlook 2003 SP1 sets an
| Out of Office reply using the Out Of Office Assistant..
| The result: The first time someone sends a message while the OOA
| reply is turned on, they get the full text of the OOA reply as it is
| configured. The second and subsequent emails from that same sender
| gets a truncated version of the OOA message. In my testing, my second
| message (which isn't supposed to be replied to), got me 2 truncated
| replies.
|
| Examples from my testing:
| 1st reply: "I am out of the office and will return on Monday,
| February 28, 2005. At that time I will reply to your email. If you
| need immediate assistance please contact..."
| 2nd reply: " I am out of the office and will return" (1st reply to 2nd
| message)
| " I am out of the office and will return" (2nd reply to 2nd message)
|
| Has anyone seen this bizarre behavior?