auto response

[gina32]

does anyone know how i can get autoresponse for my email for free? thanks

[wildwood]

According to About.com;

* Open Notepad.
* Type the message you want to appear in the body of your autoresponse.
* Select File | Save from the menu.
* Type "Vacation Auto-Reply" under File name:.
* Make sure Text Documents (*.txt) is selected under Save as type:.
* Close Notepad.
* Open Windows Mail or Outlook Express.
* Select Tools | Message Rules | Mail... from the menu.
* Go to the Mail Rules tab.
* Click New....
* Make sure Where the To or CC line contains people is checked under Select the Conditions for your rule:.
o Alternatively, you can check For all messages.
It usually makes sense to reply automatically only to messages sent directly to your email address, however.
* Under Select the Actions for your rule:, check Reply with message.
* Click on the contains people link under Rule Description.
* Type your email address.
* Click Add.
o If you have more than one address, repeat the previous two steps.
* Click OK.
* Now click the message link, also under Rule Description.
* Select Text (*.txt) from the Files of type: drop-down menu.
* Highlight the "Vacation Auto-Reply" file.
* Click Open.
* Under Name of the rule:, type something like "Vacation Auto-Reply" as well.
* Click OK.
* Click OK again.

To turn off the out-of-office auto-responder without deleting the rule:

* Select Tools | Message Rules | Mail... from the menu in Windows Mail or Outlook Express.
* Make sure your "Vacation Auto-Reply" filter is not checked on the Mail Rules tab.
* Click OK.

[gina32]

thanks