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Window Mail, Window Vista, Auto reply

Apr 16, 2012 6:34PM PDT

Am I missing something simple? I can't seem to set an out of office, (or auto or on holidays message) when I go away? please help!

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How to Set Up a Vacation Auto-Response in Windows Mail
Apr 16, 2012 7:13PM PDT
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Window Mail, Window Vista, Auto reply
Apr 17, 2012 3:40AM PDT

Great, problem solved! many thanks
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Re: out of office
Apr 16, 2012 7:12PM PDT

You can't expect your PC to do anything (such as sending an out-of-office reply) if it is turned-off. That's typically a server task.
So specify it in your mail server. If that happens to be MS Exchange, it can be done in MS Outlook or Outlook Web Access. If it's anything else, ask the administrator how to do it.


Kees