Out of Office reply

[Tessa Ford]

On the help menu of my Outlook 2000 program, it says we
should have the Out of Office Assistant to put in an out
of office reply, but this option isn't anywhere on our
program.

Is there another way we can do this?

Thanks

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

The Out of Office Assistant shows up only if you're connected to an Exchange
server. The Exchange server, which presumably is always running, manages
your automatic replies for you, even if your computer isn't turned on and
online when messages arrive.

If you don't have an Out of Office Assistant, the usual way to manage this
is via settings on your mail server. Many if not most mail servers let you
set "vacation messages" that can be sent automatically while you're away.
Again, this is managed by the server, since many users tend to turn their
computers off while they're away.

So... if you're not connected to an Exchange server, you should check your
email server to see what options are available. If you have an IT
administrator, talk to her/him. Otherwise, if your server is accessible over
the web, try there.

Hope this helps...