Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 SP3, Exchange Server 2007 SP2, Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Exchange Server 2007
Topic Last Modified: 2008-04-23

This topic explains how to use the Out of Office Assistant in Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 to manage Out of Office auto-replies.

Before You Begin

To complete this procedure, you must be logged on to a mailbox by using Outlook Web Access. To open a mailbox by using Outlook Web Access, you must have full user permissions on that mailbox.

Procedure

To use Outlook Web Access to manage Out of Office auto-replies

  1. In Outlook Web Access, click Options, and then click Out of Office Assistant.

  2. To turn on Out of Office auto-replies, in the Out of Office Assistant, click Send Out of Office auto-replies. You can also configure the following settings:

    • To select a time period, select the Send Out of Office auto-replies only during this time period check box, and then set the start time and the end time.

    • Enter the auto-reply message text that you want to be sent to senders within your organization.

    • To send an auto-reply to external senders, select the Send Out of Office auto-replies to External Senders check box, and then select the options that you want.

    • Enter the auto-reply message text that you want to be sent to external senders.

  3. To turn off Out of Office auto-replies, click Do not send Out of Office auto-replies.

  4. Click Save to save your changes.