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Q157961: XCLN: Out of Office Reply Sent Only Once

Article: Q157961
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 11-APR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Windows 3.x client, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Exchange Windows 95/98 client, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client, version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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When Out of Office is enabled, only one reply is sent to each sender, even if
you receive multiple messages from that person.

MORE INFORMATION
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The Out of Office Assistant sends an automatic reply to notify users who send
you messages that you are away from the office. Your reply is only sent once to
a message sender. This is reset when you toggle the Out of Office in the client.
In other words, Microsoft Exchange clears the internal "sent o" list when you
disable the Out of Office that is currently enabled.

If you would like to have a reply sent for every message, use Inbox Rules instead
of Out of Office.

Additional query words: OOF

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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange400 kbExchangeClientSearch kbZNotKeyword kbZNotKeyword2 kbZNotKeyword3 kbExchange400NT kbExchange400Win95
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0

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