Hi Stuart,
The Out Of Office Assistant is a feature that is only available with the Microsoft Exchange Server service. It is only available when the Microsoft Exchange
Server information service is included in your profile, and you are connected to a functional Microsoft Exchange Server.
To learn more about this, please refer to Knowledge Base article ID: 196808.KB.EN-US. You can paste the link below in your browser for easy access to
this article.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;196808
Regards,
Scott Atkins MCSE, MCSA
Partner Technical Lead - Outlook
Microsoft Technical Support
for Platforms and Business Applications
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