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Q177973: XADM: AutoReply Attributes Do Not Affect Out Of Office Option

Article: Q177973
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc4 exc5 exc55
Last Modified: 22-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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Auto-Reply, AutoReply-Message, and AutoReply-Subject are three attributes in a
mailbox object that are no longer used by Microsoft Exchange Server. The
Mialbox.csv file that shipped with Exchange Server 4.0 includes these fields;
the Resource-Kit "Import Header Tool" program also generates these fields. These
are valid attributes that can be set, modified, and read, but do not affect any
functionality within Exchange Server. This functionality is also incorrectly
documented in the Schema.hlp file.

When you export to a CSV that has all of the fields defined, the Auto- Reply,
AutoReply-Message, and AutoReply-Subject fields will be empty by default. These
fields can be modified via the import function, but the Out- Of-Office function
of the mailbox will not be changed.

The Out-Of-Office function of a mailbox cannot be set via the Import function of
Exchange Server.

CAUSE
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Originally, the Out-Of-Office functionality in Exchange Server was handled by
the MTA; therefore, these properties were in the directory object. Since the
release of Exchange Server version 4.0, this functionality is handled in the
information store to allow for increased flexibility of the Out-Of- Office
function.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : exc4 exc5 exc55 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange550 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Issue type        : kbprb

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