How do I set an e-mail vacation notice?
Set the Notice in Your Directory Entry
You can use the U-M Online Directory to alert people who send you e-mail that you are unable to respond. You do this by setting a vacation notice in your individual entry.
With the vacation notice set, the directory will generate an automatic response to anyone who sends you e-mail. You determine the content of that response, and can therefore let people know who to contact in your absence and when you will return.
Instructions
To set the vacation notice, follow these instructions. Be sure to turn off your vacation message when you return.
Relax, You Won't Be Inviting Spam
The vacation notification message sent by the directory in response to mail sent to you is actually, at the machine level, a "bounce" rather than a "reply." This has the effect of de-confirming addresses that spammers use. So, you can use the vacation notification secure in the knowledge that this will not generate additional spam by confirming an active e-mail address to spammers.
This page last verified March 2008
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