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- The auto-reply function lives on the Exchange server, so you do not need to leave Outlook running on your computer for it to work.
- Your messages will be delivered to you exactly the same way whether you have auto-reply turned on or off.
(This means it doesn't doesn’t hold any of your e-mail, you can check for new messages and respond to them while the auto-reply is on.) - If you did not specify a start and end date and time, remember to come back to the assistant upon your return to the office, and turn off the auto-reply feature.
- The text you enter for your auto-replies will be saved even after you turn this feature off. This is a good thing, because it means that the next time you want to use auto-reply, you won't have to create your message from scratch. Just review and update your text, and turn it back on.
- Not in the office and need to set it up? You can go to any computer with Internet access and use these instructions: http://www.it.cornell.edu/services/owapp/howto/out-of-office-2010.cfm
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- Inside My Organization - this category is only those people who have accounts on CIT's Exchange server, this includes Cornell's Cornell’s faculty and staff.
- Outside My Organization - this category is everyone who isn't inside. The "Outside" group is broken down into two smaller groups:
- My Contacts only - only people who (1) are not "inside" and (2) have an entry in your Contacts are in this group.
- Anyone outside - and this is everybody else.
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CIT’s instructions to set up an Auto-Reply
http://www.it.cornell.edu/services/outlook2010/howto/email/out-of-office.cfm
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