How do i set automatic replies each mail till i am out

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Furqan Khan

How do i set an automatic replies (out of office assistance) of each mail
till i am out of office.

For example: A person mails me while i am out of office, then he receives an
automatic reply but after one email he will not receive anymore mail while i
am out. I want that that person also receive that automatic reply every time
he mailed to me during the duration of my absence in the office.
 
You'll have to emulate it via a rule then but also make sure you set some
exceptions to prevent endless mail loops.
For details see;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/oooa.htm
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According to Microsoft, even rules will respond only once per session per
address under some conditions. From http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311107:

"The Rules Wizard rule to 'reply using a specific template' is designed to
send the reply only one time to each sender during a session. This prevents
Outlook from sending repetitive replies to a sender from whom you receive
multiple messages."
 
Correct, but they are talking about Outlook sessions and client side rules.
If you create a server-side reply-rule then it will reply every time since
it works completely independent from any Outlook sessions that you might
have.
 
Correct, but they are talking about Outlook sessions and client side rules.
If you create a server-side reply-rule then it will reply every time since
it works completely independent from any Outlook sessions that you might
have.
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Server-side rules require Exchange, though, and I don't see proof that
Exchange is involved, although I'll grant there's a hint in that direction.
 
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