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how to set up automatic e-mail response???

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teeavee · 21/10/2005 12:34

Sorry for the boringness of this question, but does anyone know how to do this, to inform clients when I'm away from the computer for example?

(I use outlook express + windows XP)

TIA

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teeavee · 21/10/2005 14:35

Yes, I KNOW it's boring, but I'd still like to know, please!

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FangAche · 21/10/2005 14:40

In Outlook ther should be an option under one of the headings at the top called "Out of Office Reply" (probably Tools menu). Follow the instructions in there to activate it. But remember to DEactivate when you're there!!

teeavee · 21/10/2005 15:26

thanks for reply, fang, but can't find 'out of office reply' on mine
(i've oinly just realised you were toothache, i've been reading your name as 'fan-gash'!!)

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teeavee · 21/10/2005 15:26

does anyone else have any ideas?

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scotlou · 21/10/2005 15:34

I don't have outlook - but when we did we did not have this option either. It may depend on what vesrion you are running.

teeavee · 21/10/2005 15:36

erm (can you tell I'm crap with computers) - what do you use then?

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iota · 21/10/2005 15:37

Automatically reply to incoming messages while out of the office
Some of the content in this topic may not be applicable to some languages.

This feature requires Microsoft Exchange.

On the Tools menu, click Out of Office Assistant.
Click I am currently Out of the Office.
In the AutoReply only once to each sender with the following text box, type the message you want to send to others while you are out.
If you want, create rules to manage your incoming mail.
How?

This feature requires Microsoft Exchange.

On the Tools menu, click Out of Office Assistant.
Click Add Rule.
Under When a message arrives that meets the following conditions, specify the conditions of the rule that the message must meet for the action to occur.
To specify more conditions, click Advanced, select the options you want, and then click OK.
To specify that this rule must be the last one applied, select the Do not process subsequent rules check box.
For Help on an option, click Help.

Under Perform these actions, select the options you want. You can select more than one option.
Note If you specify that a message must be deleted, rules that follow the delete rule in the list of rules in the Out of Office Assistant dialog box do not affect the message.

teeavee · 21/10/2005 15:41

what is microsoft exchangedo I have it, I wonder (sorry for incredible thickness)

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teeavee · 21/10/2005 15:41

and for the typos - I was wondernig where/how to find out whether I have Microsoft Exchange

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iota · 21/10/2005 15:44

does this help?

Microsoft Exchange Server
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Microsoft Exchange Server is a collaborative software server from Microsoft, positioned as a rival to the Lotus Notes / Domino server from IBM and recently challenged by a number of Linux-based competitors, first and foremost Scalix. The use of Microsoft Exchange is very widespread in large corporations using Microsoft infrastructure solutions. Among other things, Microsoft Exchange manages electronic mail, and is thus a popular mail server.

teeavee · 21/10/2005 15:46

thanks for your help, iota and others - at least I kind of know what I need now! I'm not on an office server though, as I work individually from home you see....

anyone know any more?

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iota · 21/10/2005 15:47

I guess that you are stuck then TV mind you when I worked for a large corporation I was on Exchange and could use it at home. CAn you check with your IT help desk?

teeavee · 21/10/2005 15:51

mumsnet is my IT help desk!! (I'm freelance!)seriously, I will ask some more computer-literate friends/family......................

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teeavee · 21/10/2005 15:52

more computer-lierate than ME, I meant!

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iota · 21/10/2005 15:54

I think it's going to be a NO then - -no you haven't got it and no you can't have it!

teeavee · 21/10/2005 16:04

bum

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