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| Login to Webmail | Get started | Set up all messages | Click Vacation | Set message | Confirm rule | Save changes | Turn off vacation |
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If you are not going to be able to read your email for an extended period of time, you might want to set up a rule that responds to incoming email with an automated reply informing the sender of your absence. This is often called a "vacation rule".
To set up a vacation rule, you need to use the Webmail interface at webmail.albany.edu. Log in with your netid and UNIX password.
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On the taskbar at the top of the Webmail screen, click on "Options". On the next screen that appears, click on "Mail Filtering". Click on "Add a New Rule".
return to top Set up all messages
Click the radio button next to "All Messages" and then click the "Move on to step 2 >>" button at the bottom of the screen.
return to top Click Vacation
Click the radio button next to the line labelled "Vacation".
The "Addresses" box found under the "Vacation" line should contain your email address (or if you entered an address in the Personal Information menu, that address will appear here). You may add other addresses separated by commas if you wish. This box indicates that the vacation message will be sent out only if the mail it is responding to was sent to the address(es) listed in the box. If this box is left blank, the vacation message will not be sent to anyone.
return to top Set message
Either accept the standard vacation message supplied in the box under the "Use the following message" line, or type your own personalized vacation message in the message text box.
By default, the "Stop" action is selected in the Additional Actions area. This means that if there are other rules that follow this one, they will not be run. When you add a new rule, it is usually listed at the bottom, so there would not be rules following this one; however, if you do have other rules, you should review them to determine if the "Stop" action should be changed.
return to top Confirm rule
When you are done, click "Move on to step 4>>".
You are asked to Confirm the rule (setting a vacation message) that you just created.
If you are satisfied with the rule (after reading it carefully), click Finished.
return to top Save changes
On the next screen that appears, you should see the rule listed. Click Save Changes to activate the rule.
This completes the process to set the vacation rule.
return to top Turn off vacation
To turn the vacation setting off, logon to webmail.albany.edu again with your netid and UNIX password. Click on "Options " and then "Mail Filtering".On the page that displays your rules, click in the box displayed next to the vacation rule (a checkmark will appear in the box) and then click "Delete Selected". Click "Save Changes " to activate the change and thus remove your Vacation message.
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