DrBob said:
How do I set a distribution list to not reply with an out of office
message, while other contacts still get one?
Are you talking about an Internet-based mailing ist processor or an Outlook
Distribution List. If the latter, I don't know how you'd do that, because
Outlook doesn't see the mesage as coming from a list. If the former, and
the list processor formats the message as coming from the list, rather than
the individual who posted the message to the list, the following might work.
You don't mention your Outlook/Exchange version, but what I would do is to
click Tools>Out of Office Assistant and select the "I am currently Out of
the Office" radio button. I'd click Add Rule. I'd put the sender address
of the list in the From box, check the "Do not process subsequent rules"
box, select the "Move to" action and specify a folder, and then click
Advanced and check the "Only items that do not match these conditions" box.
I'd then click OK, then OK, then OK.
If there's more than one list, you may be able to put each in the From. If
the list address is the To field, perhaps that one will work, rather than
the From field. Apparently a action is required before the OOA will allow
you to OK the rule, which is why I suggested using the "Move to" action.
This should cause the OOA to respond to messages from a mailing list.
If none of this works, you'll have to do it with ordinary rules and not use
the OOA.
