So you think you've caught me? In fact, I choose not to use it on my work mailbox. I POP my personal and list mail, and, of course, that doesn't have Out of Office. Either way, I don't use it.
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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 5:10 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Making OoO Safer Quoting "Ed Crowley [MVP]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: I have Out-of-Office -- I simply choose not to use it. :) -B- > 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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