Autoresponders, in the typical sense, are a server side function. However,
MS Outlook has numerous client side rules-based functions for rolling your
own auto-reply mechanisms (or other message management functions). The OOO
notification is simply a built-in Outlook rule.
Re's,
Jeff
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 12:43 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: (Admin) Vacations and being banned
>
>
> > However, I'm not sure the proposed solution will work.
> MSOutlook (who I
> > suspect is the primary 'culprit') has an option to send the OOO
> ....
>
> I hate to be a stickler about this, but this is the second
> time I've seen
> this posted, and it's making me squirm in my seat to see it
> again. AFAIK,
> autoresponders are a mail server function, not a mail client
> function. This
> setting will most likely only be available to people using
> Exchange Server
> w/Outlook or some other server/client software such as Lotus.
>
> > vacation. I know that Outlook also has the option to do
> some advanced
> > filtering....so I'll try to be more careful in the future.
>
> Again, advanced filtering is a client side activity.
> Autoresponders are
> server side. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
>
> The fact remains that if you choose to participate in this
> community, it's
> also *your* responsibility to make sure you are behaving
> responsibly. This
> may mean setting up a separate email account for list mail,
> unsubscribing
> when you go on vacation, whatever...
>
> > First of all, I'm in agreement
>
> Oh yeah.. you were agreeing with me... Ok all done... :)
>
> -Cameron
>
> --------------------
> Cameron Childress
> elliptIQ Inc.
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> f.770.460.0963
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 11:39 AM
> > To: CF-Talk
> > Subject: RE: (Admin) Vacations and being banned
> >
> >
> > A comment here:
> >
> > First of all, I'm in agreement; I really hate getting vacation
> > notices from
> > lists...because I'm NOT on holiday ;) Of course, I didn't
> think about it,
> > so I'm probably one of the guilty party that send an OOO notice
> > to the list
> > (oops - sorry)
> >
> > However, I'm not sure the proposed solution will work.
> MSOutlook (who I
> > suspect is the primary 'culprit') has an option to send the OOO
> > notice only
> > once to each email address. Therefore, you'd see it once
> say on Dec 21st,
> > then never again. Was the person only on holiday for one
> day or for 2
> > weeks?
> >
> > Beyond that, I think its a good thing to stay current on lists over
> > vacation. I know that Outlook also has the option to do
> some advanced
> > filtering....so I'll try to be more careful in the future.
> >
> > Just a thought.....
> >
> > Brian
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Philip Arnold - ASP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 10:56 AM
> > To: CF-Talk
> > Subject: RE: (Admin) Vacations and being banned
> >
> >
> > I am totally in agreement with this - it really annoys me when
> > you get 20-30
> > "I'm on holiday" messages within the first hour of a day
> >
> > If I had more time I would have unsubscribed that guy
> myself today, but I
> > think this is MUCH more effective - as long as it's in the notes
> > when people
> > subscribe, they can't claim ignorance
> >
> > I can understand if people forget they're in a small list, but
> > CF-Talk has a
> > huge amount of traffic - only the terminally stupid or
> forgetful won't
> > remember that they're "Out Of Office" message will hit 300
> times a day...
> >
> > Philip Arnold
> > Director
> > Certified ColdFusion Developer
> > ASP Multimedia Limited
> > T: +44 (0)20 8680 1133
> >
> > "Websites for the real world"
> >
> >
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> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: 15 January 2001 13:44
> > > To: CF-Talk
> > > Subject: (Admin) Vacations and being banned
> > >
> > >
> > > I really hate being a bad guy. I try to be good, I try to be
> > > nice, but once
> > > in a while someone does something to really upset me and I get
> > the urge to
> > > be bad. This 'something' that a person can do is usually
> > something stupid.
> > > Yes, I said stupid. People who act without thinking really upset
> > > me and that
> > > leads to very bad things. What has been done this time to upset
> > > me? Vacation
> > > notices being set for lists.
> > > During the holidays, many people set vacation notices and mail
> > > messages were
> > > bouncing all around because of it. I wrote a filter to
> stop most of them
> > > from coming to the list but still a few get through. In
> addition to the
> > > filter, I sent out message after message with the (Admin)
> header asking
> > > people to unsubscribe from the lists when they go on vacation.
> > You'd think
> > > they'd listen.
> > > The major problem other than having a TON of garbage posts about
> > > "being out
> > > of the office" or "Gone fishing" is that the people most ready
> > to complain
> > > about them are the same people who set them. For this reason, I'm
> > > setting a
> > > new policy for the lists. If someone goes on vacation and sets an
> > > auto-responder that sends an email to ANY House of Fusion list,
> > > they will be
> > > banned for the time of the vacation PLUS a week after.
> > > I know this is an extreme measure, but maybe people will
> learn from it.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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