If you can tell me how to avoid it, I'd love to do so. My company recently opened up our "out of office" messages to go to external email recipients (like this list) and I don't believe I can stop it from within Microsoft OutLook. As I'm required, by management, to set up an out-of-office message when I'm out, the only thing I can think to do would be to change my listserv settings whenever I'm out of town, and (hopefully) remember to change them back when I get back (manual process = lots of room for failure!).
-----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of McKown, John Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 4:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Tom Shepherd - in IBM Meeting in Dallas April 24-26 > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Per Jessen > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 3:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Tom Shepherd - in IBM Meeting in Dallas April 24-26 > > > McKown, John wrote: > > > Then he should set up his list subscriptions as NOMAIL so > that we don't > > get splattered with "out of office" emails. > > Did anyone get more than just the one? Most automatic > reply-systems are > set up to only respond once. Did you get splattered, John? > > > /Per Jessen In most cases, it is impossible for me to tell. I very aggressively filter my email. I just checked, and it appears that this list (unlike many others) does indeed only send a single "out of office" per person. I wonder how they do that? I'm subscribed to a number of lists and do tend to get "splattered" quite a bit. Or would if it weren't for the previously mentioned filters. The original email made it though my filters because it is not in a "standard" form (i.e. it doesn't say "out of office") However, I do maintain that it is impolite. Even if there is only a single email of this type per person, it is distributed to a LARGE audience. This costs the Marist university bandwidth, even if nothing else. If I came across as "too hard" on Tom, I will apologize. But I will stick with feeling that it is impolite do this. Especially when it can be avoided (with some work). -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 LEGAL DISCLAIMER The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Seeing Beyond Money is a service mark of SunTrust Banks, Inc. [ST:XCL] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
