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Webmail Autoreply

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What is an Auto Reply

An autoreply is an e-mail message that is sent automatically when an email is received by the email account address. It is used to send vacation messages

Setting up an Auto Reply

EXAMPLE: Create an out of office autoreply to notify users that the email address owner is out of office and will not be able to respond to any mails.

  • Go to Edit Autoreplies
  • Create an autoreply message and save it.
  • Go to Edit Mail filters and create a new filtering rule to use the autoreply. Define the rule name Set the condition: i.e. All mail addressed to kate@dicts.mak.ac.ug Select the action: to send an autoreply (select the autoreply created in b) above). Submit your selection VERY IMPORTANT: select "Save All Changes" or your rule will be discarded.
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