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  • Wednesday, November 04, 2009 9:22 PMHal Hostetler - Print-ImagingMVPUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    Not possible, Windows Mail has no Out of Office/Vacation response capabilities.  This is best handled at your ISP; if they have webmail, they very likely have an Out of Office feature for it.  You can simulate this using Message Rules, however, you have to leave your computer powered up and logged in the entire time you're gone and ANY incident on this computer that should come up which requires input from you will halt the process.  Vacation responses aren't necessarily a good thing in the first place because they alert the whole world to the fact that you're not home and your house may be unoccupied.

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  • Wednesday, November 04, 2009 9:22 PMHal Hostetler - Print-ImagingMVPUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    Not possible, Windows Mail has no Out of Office/Vacation response capabilities.  This is best handled at your ISP; if they have webmail, they very likely have an Out of Office feature for it.  You can simulate this using Message Rules, however, you have to leave your computer powered up and logged in the entire time you're gone and ANY incident on this computer that should come up which requires input from you will halt the process.  Vacation responses aren't necessarily a good thing in the first place because they alert the whole world to the fact that you're not home and your house may be unoccupied.

    Hal
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    Hal Hostetler, CPBE
    Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
    www.kvoa.com -- KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ.
    Live at Hot Licks -     www.badnewsbluesband.com
     
  • Wednesday, November 04, 2009 10:22 PMBuster626 Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    Great, thanks for the tips.  Never thought about this might imply my whereabouts by setting this up.   Guess just need to do it the old fashion way by notifying everyone. 

    Many thanks,
    Buster626
     
  • Tuesday, November 24, 2009 6:11 PMbobpowers Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    thank you