I find out-of-office auto-reply messages less than helpful and somewhat rude. These messages say to me "nanner nanner I'm not at work and you are"! When I send someone an email, I don't expect an instant reply. Most people only check their email once each day.
If I need an instant response I phone the person. The worst is someone who sets on OOO auto-replay but does not change their voice mail message. My advice is to set your voice mail message to say your not in the office but don't set the email auto-reply. That way we on the list, and anyone else that happens to email you during that time, won't get unwanted rude messages. My $0.02 US, Gordon J. Glorfield Sr. Applications Developer MAMSI (A UnitedHealth Company) 301-360-8839 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Stevenson, Charles > Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 8:47 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [U2] How do you avoid "out-of-office" Outlook > auto-reply to this list > > > (Yes, I could unsubscribe temporarily, but I prefer a more complicated > solution.) > > Could some kind soul please post the MS Outlook (v. 2003) > procedure for preventing the standard "I will be out of the > office..." auto-reply from being sent to this list? I want > everyone else to get it, but not the u2-lists. I can't > figure out how to turn the feature off for particular > exceptions. And we do know that I'm not the only one! > > Tools>OutofOfficeAssistant>AddRule > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED];[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Now I'm lost... > > Click Advanced ??? > Check "Only items that do not match these conditions??? > Check "do not process subsequent rules" ??? > > --- > > I've got a week to drive from New Hampshire to Las Vegas, > with 3 Weird Sisters in between. I'll see you at the IBM > Conference. Then on to new digs for three years in > smoggy^h^h^h^h^hunny Southern California. > > The scenery is here, wish you were beautiful, > Chuck Stevenson > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail immediately. ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
