It's vacation time again [telecom]

It's that time of year again, when Telecom Digest readers book flights to far-away places, pack their clothes, and head out on vacation.

But ...

Many of the auto-response "vacation macro" features of various email servers are not able to give "bulk" email any special attention, and so I get "I'm on vacation" replies every time a post goes out. Of course, /I/ can intercept them, but if you're subscribed to any public mailing lists or Usenet groups that are /not/ moderated, then your automatic reply will be sent out for all to see, including, of course, your company email address.

So, please do yourself a favor, and ask your IT staff how to set the options so that vacation programs will /not/ reply to any emails marked "Bulk" (they know what that means), and I suggest you set up the rules so that only addresses in your addressbook, or those inside your company, will get any auto-reply at all.

Bon voyage!

Bill

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Posted 5 years ago by Telecom Digest Moderator in General Telecommunications Forum

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