Automatically reply to email messages with an Exchange Server account

Server side Auto reply. Here is what to do for those interested.

Tested and worked on Exchange 2003 and Outlook 2007.

1. Open your Exchange System Manager
2. Expand your “global Settings Folder”
3. Right Click on “Internet Message Formats”
4. Select the “Advanced” tab
5. Tick the box “Allow automatic Replies”
6. Click “ok” to save the settings.

Now login to the mail account you want to send automatic reply from and set up a rule.

1. Start a new blank rule
2. select ” check messages when they arrive, then click “Next”
3. Don’t select anything, just click “next”
4. You should receive a message saying something like ” this will be applied to all message received, continue Yes / No”
5. click “Yes”
6. Select “Have Server reply using a specific message”
7. create the message then finish.