Nope, Ivan...without Exchange Server, you will not have the Out of Office assistant....but, if you can wait two or three days, Dian's ezine will be coming out with my article on how to do this with a template and rules.....as soon as TechTrax is available on the net, I will post the link for everybody....then you can all know how to do this....I just can't undercut Dian's ezine by spilling the beans before it's published ;-) Dian...hope you are feeling better soon and TechTrax will be available....see how much it's needed? Linda Publisher ~ ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers Owner ~ Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com FREE MS Office eBook Tutorial http://personal-computer-tutor.com/library.htm -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ivan Dix Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 2:11 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] clarify on auto reply I wrote back a couple a months ago asking for help in setting up "out of office assistant" Using Office 2000 and WITHOUT exchange server. Just to clarify, because I am NOT able to get the "out of office assistant." If I do not have exhange server, then I CAN'T use out of assistant? I set up corporate version, but it sure isn't there. Thanks! Ivan ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************