There is a lack of documentation, and it is complicated. I haven't used it yet, but I understand it as follows: An auto-reply is a boilerplate message that can be used by the filtering feature. What you do first is to create one or more auto-replies, giving each one a name. You could have a "vacation" auto-reply, an "away at meetings" auto-reply, even a "please don't send me any more messages" auto-reply. Creating an auto-reply doesn't really have any effect at all by itself, until you actually create a rule for it in the filtering feature. You figure out the right set of filtering rules to identify the messages you want that auto-reply to be used for, set the corresponding action to "Send an autoreply", and then pick the name of the auto-reply you want to use. Now that I look at it closely, I'm not quite sure what would be the recommended filtering rule if you wanted an auto-reply to be used for every incoming message, as you might for a "vacation" message. At 09:36 AM 12/17/2003, Tim Potter wrote: >Looks like the upgrade happened without a glitch; way to go guys! > >I can't seem to find any information on using the new auto-reply >feature. My own tests haven't helped me any and I see nothing in the Help >section or the FAQ describing this new feature. Anyone know how this is >supposed to work? This is a tool that many of our staff have been wanting >for years. > >Thank you, >Tim > >********************** >Tim Potter >Information Officer >MSU Alumni Association >E. Lansing, MI 48824 >517/432-1160 >Fax: 517/432-7769 >Stay Connected! www.msualum.com > --Chris ============================================== Chris Wolf Computer Service Manager Agricultural Economics [log in to unmask] Michigan State University 517 353-5017