Rules in Entourage v.x Mac when Mac is turned off

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Tim Coy

I'm having extreme difficutly getting my out of office/vacation
auto-reply rule to work when it's needed the most -- when I'm out of
the office or on vacation.

For security reasons, we have to log off and turn off our Macs when
we're not in the office. How can I get this rule to work when the
computer is not on? It works fine when the computer's turned on and
i'm signed in to e-mail. Our e-mails don't have Internet access, so
that's not an option.

I've tried to apply the rule to both the POP and IMAP "chiclets" and
nothing works. Anyone have an answer? Thanks!
 
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Dave Cortright

I'm having extreme difficutly getting my out of office/vacation
auto-reply rule to work when it's needed the most -- when I'm out of
the office or on vacation.

For security reasons, we have to log off and turn off our Macs when
we're not in the office. How can I get this rule to work when the
computer is not on?
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You can't. If Entoruage isn't running (and the computer isn't even on), it
can't get your mail and run rules agains it. It could be possible if your
server is capable of running "server-side rules". In that case, you'll need
to use a separate application (maybe a web tool) to set these server-side
rules. Talk to your admin.
 
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