On 8/12/2003 6:36 AM, Bob Aisner deftly typed out: > Remo � another quick question � can you set up an �Out of Office� automatic > message in Entourage as is available on Outlook?
In the future you may want to post questions outside of the scope of a previous discussion with a new subject. This one is more complicated than would initially appear. Ideally you would want to setup the auto-reply rule on your mail server so that your computer does not need to be left on and processing mail. This isn't always available/possible, though. Also, in constructing your rule, you want to try to avoid mail loops (where your auto-reply triggers someone else's auto-reply, which then triggers your auto-reply again and so on) and auto-replying to mailing lists (A big no-no). Lastly, you probably don't want to auto-reply to the same person more than once telling them you're going to be out of the office for 2 weeks. First off all, create a group in the Address Book called "Replied Senders". Then go to Tools -> Rules and create a new rule (POP or IMAP, depending on the account type you receive your mail on) with the following: If Execute if all criteria are met Sender Is not in group Replied Senders Specific header Return-path Is not Specific header Return-path Does not contain MAILER-DAEMON Specific header Precedence Does not contain Bulk Specific header Precedence Does not contain Junk Specific header Precedence Does not contain List Specific header X-Autogenerated Exists Then Reply Reply Text... Add sender to group Replied Senders Just make sure and delete the addresses in the "Replied Senders" group whenever you turn the auto-reply rule off so that, the next time you turn it on, you will be starting fresh. -Remo Del Bello -- "And he that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom." - Gandalf the Grey in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
