Windows Mail Set up

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I am using Windows mail. I want to set up and automatic response "Out of
office, etc" when someone sends me an email. How do I do this?
 
amchill said:
I am using Windows mail. I want to set up and automatic response "Out of
office, etc" when someone sends me an email. How do I do this?
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If your mail provider (ISP) offers it on their web site, use it.

To be able to do it in WM entails setting up a message rule, replying to all
incoming mail, including Spam, you also you need to leave your PC on 24/7.

Not a good idea IMHO.

Tools menu>message rules>mail
 
There is no Out of Office or automatic vacation response feature in Windows
mail. You can use Message Rules to automatically reply to incoming
messages, but there are some problems with this:

- You must leave the computer running constantly while gone
- It must be set to send and receive messages on a schedule
- It must not encounter any errors or else it will stop and wait for user
intervention
- If you belong to any mailing lists be sure to unsubscribe or else make
sure that the rules will exclude replies to the list. Otherwise you will
cause an avalanche of messages to the list.

More info on using message rules:

http://www.mindspring.com/~majik/messagerules.htm
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/tips/rules.htm
Message Rules

If your ISP provides a vacation response, this is better handled on his
server.

Hal
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Out of Office assistant. "I am not at home for the next 2 weeks please visit
and burgle me"
 
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