Thread: Create an Auto Reply Message in Outlook Express

If you want that people know that you are out of town or do not have access to your e-mail and want PC to send them an auto reply automatically when they e-mail you here is how you do it.

1. Tick Create Mail. Type subject and message you want to have sent back to them in auto reply and then tick on File, Save As. Give name to file that you will remember and change the type to text, click on Save and close e-mail window.

Then you want to create a rule for your message. Click on Tools, Message Rules and select Mail. Tick on New and in box # 1; select last option that says for all messages. In the box # 2, select Reply with message and in box, # 3 clicks on blue link that says message.



A new menu will show and you can browse to find your saved auto reply message. Ensure that you alter the type to text so you can get your auto reply message. Select file and click Open. In box # 4 name your rule anything like Auto reply and click Ok. Then verify your rule and click Ok.



Then a dialog box will appear asking where you want to put chosen rule. Choose Inbox as folder you want and then click Apply Now again, then close and click Ok.