I did try this just now by disconnecting myself from the exchange server, and it did not let me do it!! I'm not sure if the choice would work if I didn't have outlook setup to work with exchange, but for those who want this at home, and if you find the "out of office" functionality isn't available, you do have another option: you could setup an outlook rule to mimic the same functionality. You could set one up to send out a message from you each time an incoming message triggers it. Still, you'd have to leave your pc running, with your outlook running, to do this; it would be easier for you to learn the web interface to your email account and to use their functionality to achieve the same thing. You may not be able to deal with your mailing list messages separately that way however, so you may have to go stop each mailing list. hth, Chip ------------------------------ Chip Orange Database Administrator Florida Public Service Commission Chip.Orange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (850) 413-6314 (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.) > -----Original Message----- > From: Chip Orange > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 12:38 PM > To: 'jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' > Subject: RE: MS Outlook > > Not quite true; you can do this without being on exchange if > you leave your pc running, and outlook running, while you're gone. > > Otherwise, this is a good point, and the only other choice is > to use the web interface to your email account, and that > usually gives you an "out of office" capability for a message > to go out. > > As curtis pointed out, it's best if you set each mailing list > to stop delivering email to you while you're gone. > > If you are on exchange, you can create a rule for each > mailing list. In that rule, once of your actions needs to be > "stop further processing". This will keep the out of office > email from being sent for any message handled by that rule. > > hth, > > Chip > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Chip Orange > Database Administrator > Florida Public Service Commission > > Chip.Orange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > (850) 413-6314 > > (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and > do not necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public > Service Commission.) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of G B > > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 10:45 AM > > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: RE: MS Outlook > > > > You can not do that unless you are on a exchange server > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > > Of Renette Bloem > > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 3:54 > > To: jaws mailing list > > Subject: MS Outlook > > > > Hi All > > > > I am using Jaws 9 and MS Outlook 2000. > > > > How do I set "auto out of office reply" when I will be away > > for some time? > > > > Thanks > > > > Renette > > -- > > JFW related links: > > JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ > > Scripting mailing list: > > http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com > > JFW List instructions: > > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > > jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the > > subject line. > > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from > > the list, or the > > way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. > > Rather contact the > > list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > -- > > JFW related links: > > JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ > > Scripting mailing list: > > http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com > > JFW List instructions: > > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > > jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the > > subject line. > > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from > > the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them > > to the list. 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