Solved: Do you think this is possible:

[mrwendal]

I am the forgetful type!

If i take annual leave, I'll normally use the Outlook (XP) out-of-office autoreply feature to let peeps know i'm off, and when i return. However, for some reason, I tend to forget to set this when it comes to the end of the day before i go away.

Does anyone know if it's possible to programatically set the this feature to turn on at a time of my choosing?

Thanks

Damon

[Jacob Hilderbrand]

There is no Application.OnTime function for Outlook so I am not sure how we could do this.

Maybe you should set a reminder to go off before you get off work that says "Are you supposed to set an out of office reply?"

[mrwendal]

Thanks for getting back to me, DRJ.

Good idea about the reminder!!!! I need something!

Actually, I have just been toying with the Rules option as the out-of-office thing seems limited.

It appears that I can set up a rule to send a reply to the sender for messages received between two specified dates. Which, I guess, is what i'm after!

(here is the rule description that I used if anyone is interested!)

Rule Description:
Apply this rule after the message arrives
received after 01 October 2004 and before 11 October 2004
have server reply using Custom out of office message

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A little test email shows that the server kicks out my custom message whether i am logged into outlook or not... hurrah!

Thanks again for getting back to me so quickly!
Damon

[Jacob Hilderbrand]

Glad you got it working.

Take Care

[Steiner]

Hi Damon, have you checked how it reacts if the same person sends you more than 1 Mail?
I'd think that out-of-office only notifies each person once, but that rule seems to send out that message each time a mail arrives.

[mrwendal]

Good point there Steiner!

Hmm, maybe my 'diss' of the out-of-office feature isn't entirely justified!

I must admit, that function of the the out-of-office feature is handy.
Hmmm, back to the old drawing board!!!

[riduwanz]

Hello,

Is there a specific configuration that enable the action below in Outlook?

"have server reply using Custom out of office message"

I cannot seem to find it in my Rules Wizard (Outlook 2003).

Thanks in advance.

Rid