Setting Rules in Out of Office Assistant

[Delwyn]

I am seeking help in regard to a work around to Outlooks
Out of Office Assistant only replying once to a sender
especially if they regularly send emails.

While it is a great feature, we have a user who is
currently away from the office for a long period of time
(6 months) on extended leave and are wanting to ensure
that if he is sent emails the senders, outside of the
office only, receive the Out of Office Assistance reply.
A way of prompting them again that that particular person
is on leave, just in case they forgot/forget.

Any assistance/feedback would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Create a normal rule then with no conditions and the action to have the
server reply with a specific message. 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

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[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

In the Out of Office Assistant reply, have the user specify when they are
going to return. If the recipient forgets, then it is their problem and you
have acted with due diligence.

--
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, Delwyn asked:

| I am seeking help in regard to a work around to Outlooks
| Out of Office Assistant only replying once to a sender
| especially if they regularly send emails.
|
| While it is a great feature, we have a user who is
| currently away from the office for a long period of time
| (6 months) on extended leave and are wanting to ensure
| that if he is sent emails the senders, outside of the
| office only, receive the Out of Office Assistance reply.
| A way of prompting them again that that particular person
| is on leave, just in case they forgot/forget.
|
| Any assistance/feedback would be greatly appreciated.