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MS Office Forum / Outlook / General MS Outlook Questions / March 2008POP3 out of office reply
I've tried multiple times to get this to work to no avail. Outlook 2007 displays a message on receiving new email "cannot reply to message" rules error. Outbox always has an unsent message. What am I doing wrong. > I've tried multiple times to get this to work to no avail. Outlook > 2007 displays a message on receiving new email "cannot reply to > message" rules error. Outbox always has an unsent message. What am I > doing wrong. Well, honestly, trying to do it in Outlook is what you're doing wrong. Talk to your mail provider and see if they have an Out of Office/Vacation type feature. Doing it in Outlook means that a) Your computer will need to stay running, b) Outlook will need to stay running and c) your Internet connection will need to keep working. Most mail providers have this sort of functionality and won't require you to waste the energy with your computer.  Signature-f.h Leaving my computer on is not a problem, it never gets turned off. According to the "help" in Outlook 2007 this should work. This is the very feature I bought Outlook for. > > I've tried multiple times to get this to work to no avail. Outlook > > 2007 displays a message on receiving new email "cannot reply to [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > to waste the energy with your computer. > >>> I've tried multiple times to get this to work to no avail. Outlook >>> 2007 displays a message on receiving new email "cannot reply to [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > According to the "help" in Outlook 2007 this should work. This is the > very feature I bought Outlook for. That's the feature you bought Outlook for? I'm pretty sure a number of free clients allow for this sort of functionality. Heck OE/Windows Mail, which comes with the OS, has that feature. That, and, we could spend a number of hours trying to make this work and failing, or you could take 5 minutes to look at your ISP and set it up and have it work. As for your computer never being turned off... What about when the power fails? Does it automatically log in and does Outlook start automatically? Will it boot up if power cuts and turns back on? Not all computers do. But, sure, lets spend the time to get yours to work. Start with this. If you start a new message using the template you've created for the rule and hit send, does it send or does it sit in the outbox? What's the exact syntax of the error you receive? Signature-f.h. > I've tried multiple times to get this to work to no avail. Outlook > 2007 displays a message on receiving new email "cannot reply to > message" rules error. Outbox always has an unsent message. What am > I doing wrong. Unless you tell us what you ARE doing (in detail), we can't tell you what's WRONG with it. To emulate the Out of Office Assistant, start here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311107/en-us SignatureBrian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] I have followed the instuctions from the Outlook 2007 help, line for line. From creating a message template, to creating a new rule. Everything is exactly like the help says, except I never get the dialog box informing me that this rule will be applied to every message received. After all of this, I always have an unsent message in the Outbox (my reply), is this right? Everytime I receive a message I get a dialog box that says Rule error (cannot reply to message). > > I've tried multiple times to get this to work to no avail. Outlook > > 2007 displays a message on receiving new email "cannot reply to [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > To emulate the Out of Office Assistant, start here: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311107/en-us > I have followed the instuctions from the Outlook 2007 help, line for > line. From creating a message template, to creating a new rule. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > message I get a dialog box that says Rule error (cannot reply to > message). Once again, you're not including the information we need. For example, you have not posted the EXACT rule that you have created. Also, there's no indication you read the web site whose link I included. SignatureBrian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] The website you listed has the exact same information as the help in Outlook 2007. As I wrote before I have followed those instructions exactly, word for word. I see no reason to type all of this out in a message to you. I am creating the message template and rule exactly as its shown in the help, but it does NOT work. If I were deviating in any way from what is in the help info I could understand the need for additional information. > > I have followed the instuctions from the Outlook 2007 help, line for > > line. From creating a message template, to creating a new rule. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > have not posted the EXACT rule that you have created. Also, there's no > indication you read the web site whose link I included. > I see no reason to type all of this out in a message to you And I see no reason to continue with the discussion. > I am creating the message template and rule exactly > as its shown in the help, but it does NOT work. So you say, with no proof. SignatureBrian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] Obviously you wish to be of no help. How do I prove to you that I am entering everything as the help says. > > I see no reason to type all of this out in a message to you > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > So you say, with no proof. |
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