Click
> , then click .Type a name in the Vacation Rule.
field, such asClick the
pop-up list, then click .Next to
, select . Make sure no other item source is selected.Do not make any selections under
.Use
to add specific information to your rule. The following are examples of using .If you want to set up the dates during which the rule is in effect: Click
, click in the first drop-down list, click in the second drop-down list, then in the date field, select the date you are leaving on vacation. Click the pop-up list, then click . On the new line, click in the first drop-down list, click in the second drop-down list. In the date field, select the date you are returning from vacation, then click .If you want to make sure you reply only to items that are sent specifically to you (and not to list servers or newsgroups): Click
. If you have already specified information in this dialog box, click the pop-up list, then click . On the new line, click in the first drop-down list, click in the second drop-down list, then in the next field, type your name as it displays in the field of a mail message.If you want to make sure that you do not reply to items from yourself (possible through delayed delivery, proxies, and so forth): Click
. If you have already specified information in this dialog box, click the pop-up list, then click . On the new line, click in the first pop-up list, click in the second drop-down list, in the next field, type your name as it displays in the field of a mail message, then click .If you want to reply to internal items only: Click *@*, then click .
. If you have already specified information in this dialog box, click the pop-up list, then click . On the new line, click in the first drop-down list, click in the second drop-down list; in the next field, typeUnder
, click , then click .The Reply dialog box is displayed, showing
selected (you cannot select ). If you want your reply to include the sender’s original message, select . Click .Type a subject for the automatic reply.
Subjects appear in brackets after the original message subject in the reply. For example, if the subject was “Out of Office reply” and the message “Budget monitoring” was sent to you, the auto reply feature would return the subject “Re: Budget monitoring (Out of Office reply).”
Type a message, for example:
I am out of the office from September 3-September 10. If you need assistance during this time, please contact Martha Robbins at extension 1234.
Click
.Click
, verify that the rule has a check mark next to it indicating that it is enabled, then click .Rules that trigger a reply (such as this vacation rule) keep a record of who a reply has been sent to, and make sure that a reply is sent only once to that user.
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