"I am out of the office" announcement

J

John Andreoli

I had this feature on my OUTLOOK at my workplace but do
not seem to have it at home. SOmeone mentioned that it is
an add-on that you have to purchase.

Can anyone tell me how to procure and install this
feature on OUTLOOK?

thank you
 
L

Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

If you don't connect to an Exchange server, there is no automatic out of
office autoreply. You'd have to spoof it with rules, and note that this
means leaving Outlook open, and connected to the internet, for the duration
of your absence.

See http://www.slipstick.com/rules/index.htm for help.

Also see http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=196718 - it explains how to set
up a template so that autoreply fires only once per sender (as Out of Office
does) to avoid mail loops.
 
B

Brian Tillman

John Andreoli said:
I had this feature on my OUTLOOK at my workplace but do
not seem to have it at home. SOmeone mentioned that it is
an add-on that you have to purchase.
Click to expand...

Not exactly.
Can anyone tell me how to procure and install this
feature on OUTLOOK?
Click to expand...

The Out of Office Assistant exists only if you attach to an Exchange server,
which your workplace apparently has. It would be the rare home user indeed
that had Exchange as Outlook's back end.

See http://support.microsoft.com/?id=311107
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

ME! ME!!

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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 searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Brian Tillman
asked:

|
|| I had this feature on my OUTLOOK at my workplace but do
|| not seem to have it at home. SOmeone mentioned that it is
|| an add-on that you have to purchase.
|
| Not exactly.
|
|| Can anyone tell me how to procure and install this
|| feature on OUTLOOK?
|
| The Out of Office Assistant exists only if you attach to an Exchange
| server, which your workplace apparently has. It would be the rare
| home user indeed that had Exchange as Outlook's back end.
|
| See http://support.microsoft.com/?id=311107
 
F

frank

Some email services/ISP's do provide a "Out of Office"
or "Vacation" reply feature. Mine does; however, it does
not work with Outlook's "Out of Office" feature. It is
something that is configured with my email service.

Frank
 
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