Some of us aren't Exchange administrators. But we don't have Out of Office, either.
Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP Freelance E-Mail Philosopher Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Molkentin, Steve Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 4:28 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Making OoO Safer Dean, That's cold. Not all Aussie Exchange admins (who subscribe to this list) are as silly as your examples suggest. Only some. ;) themolk. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Dean Cunningham > Sent: Tuesday, 25 October 2005 7:57 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Making OoO Safer > > Of course all exchange admins would subscribe this mailing list to a > public folder and choose the nomail option for their personal > subscription.. Yeah right! > > Bad Example > > -----Original Message----- > From: [some aussie] > Sent: Tuesday, 25 October 2005 10:43 a.m. > To: Dean Cunningham > Subject: Out of Office AutoReply: Making OoO Safer > > > Hi, > I am currently out of the office. I am in Melbourne on business until > Friday October 28. I can be reached via email until then. After that > I'll be on a short vacation and probably not checking email. I will be > back in the office on Monday November 7. > For internal IT related matters for the xxxxxxxxxxxxx office please > use the xxxxxxxxxxxxx Help Desk System. For urgent and external IT > related matters please email xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Business Systems > Manager at: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thanks, > xxxxxxxx > > > Better Example > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------ > From: [some non-aussie] > Sent: Tuesday, 25 October 2005 10:47 a.m. > To: Dean Cunningham > Subject: Out of Office AutoReply: Making OoO Safer > > > I am currently out of the office returning on the 31st of October. > During this time, I wil not be checking e-mail. > Please forward any urgent TECHNICAL queries to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] All other queries should be > forwarded to the IT assistant on ? (0) 207 xxxx xxxxx > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Dean Cunningham > Sent: Tuesday, 25 October 2005 10:46 a.m. > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Making OoO Safer > > The only risky thing about OoO is the content people put in their OoO > and potential spam target confirmation. > There is no mail loop issues etc. > Probably at the moment people could put a default rule in place to > reply for all messages (which could cause a mail loop). > At least using OoO would limit the dumb behaviour mentioned above. > Using an anti spam gateway would limit the spam messages that would > get through for the OoO to trigger on. Even if you just tagged the > spam with [SPAM] the rules in OoO could be customised to accommodate > not replying to tagged spam. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Paul Hutchings Posted At: Friday, October 21, 2005 > 2:32 AM Posted To: swynk > Conversation: Making OoO Safer > Subject: Making OoO Safer > > Hoping to pick the lists wisdom! > > Every so often I get leaned on to enable external Out of Office. > > I've held off so far because of stories of mail loops and stores > filling up, it's not a standard mail feature and other companies > manage etc. > > I've been asked about it again and I'm struggling to come up with a > factual reason not to do it other than, well, things that sound like > paranoia and that I've never heard of actually happening (ok maybe > once). > > So some questions: > > Current reasons not to do it? > If we do, any guidelines to issue staff on how to setup rules to NOT > reply to spam/mailing lists etc? > Any benefits/significant changes in OoO when we move to Exchange 2003? > > cheers, > Paul > -- > Paul Hutchings > Network Administrator, MIRA Ltd. > Tel: 44 (0)24 7635 5378, Fax: 44 (0)24 7635 8378 > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ********************************************************************** > Have you clicked on yet? > www.nrc.govt.nz > ********************************************************************** > NORTHLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to > whom they > are addressed. 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