Customizing Auto Reply
 

I have several distribution groups set up in Exchange 2003 - I have also set
up auto replies to email's sent to those DG's - What I would like to do is
in 'have server reply using message'

Use a variable so it will respond in the subject line using something like

Thank you for your email regarding 'original subject goes here'

Is there any way to do this ??

Paul

Customizing Auto Reply
 

No. The server can't do that kind of reply, at least not without an Exchange event script or event sink.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Paul" wrote in message ...
I have several distribution groups set up in Exchange 2003 - I have also set
up auto replies to email's sent to those DG's - What I would like to do is
in 'have server reply using message'

Use a variable so it will respond in the subject line using something like

Thank you for your email regarding 'original subject goes here'

Is there any way to do this ??

Paul

Customizing Auto Reply
 

Umm - a what ??

Sounds like something very complicated ... where would I being looking into
something like that ??

Paul

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
No. The server can't do that kind of reply, at least not without an Exchange
event script or event sink.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Paul" wrote in message
...
I have several distribution groups set up in Exchange 2003 - I have also
set
up auto replies to email's sent to those DG's - What I would like to do is
in 'have server reply using message'

Use a variable so it will respond in the subject line using something like

Thank you for your email regarding 'original subject goes here'

Is there any way to do this ??

Paul

Customizing Auto Reply
 

It is complicated -- http://msdn.microsoft.com/exchange/ -- and unless you have the cooperation of the Exchange administrator, you won't get very far.

The client-side alternative is to leave Outlook running 24/7 with a Rules Wizard "run a script" rule for each DL. A "run a script" rule action actually uses not an external script but a VBA procedure with a MailItem or MeetingItem as its parameter. That item is processed by the code:


Sub RunAScriptRuleRoutine(MyMail As MailItem)
Dim strID As String
Dim olNS As Outlook.NameSpace
Dim oMail As Outlook.MailItem
Dim myReply as Outlook.MailItem

strID = MyMail.EntryID
Set olNS = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set olMail = olNS.GetItemFromID(strID)
' do stuff with oMail, e.g.
Set myReply = oMail.Reply
myReply.Subject = "Thank you for your email regarding " & oMail.Subject
myReply.Send

Set olMail = Nothing
Set olNS = Nothing
End Sub

That won't work, though, unless you have Outlook 2003, because of the Send method security prompts.


--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Paul" wrote in message ...
Umm - a what ??

Sounds like something very complicated ... where would I being looking into
something like that ??

Paul

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
No. The server can't do that kind of reply, at least not without an Exchange
event script or event sink.

"Paul" wrote in message
...
I have several distribution groups set up in Exchange 2003 - I have also
set
up auto replies to email's sent to those DG's - What I would like to do is
in 'have server reply using message'

Use a variable so it will respond in the subject line using something like

Thank you for your email regarding 'original subject goes here'

Is there any way to do this ??

Paul

Customizing Auto Reply
 

I am the Exchange Administrator - and would fully cooperate with myself if I
knew how to do what you propose ... why did they make it so hard to do ?
UNIX is just a simple variable change in a .vacation file.

Paul

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
It is complicated -- http://msdn.microsoft.com/exchange/ -- and unless you
have the cooperation of the Exchange administrator, you won't get very far.

The client-side alternative is to leave Outlook running 24/7 with a Rules
Wizard "run a script" rule for each DL. A "run a script" rule action
actually uses not an external script but a VBA procedure with a MailItem or
MeetingItem as its parameter. That item is processed by the code:


Sub RunAScriptRuleRoutine(MyMail As MailItem)
Dim strID As String
Dim olNS As Outlook.NameSpace
Dim oMail As Outlook.MailItem
Dim myReply as Outlook.MailItem

strID = MyMail.EntryID
Set olNS = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set olMail = olNS.GetItemFromID(strID)
' do stuff with oMail, e.g.
Set myReply = oMail.Reply
myReply.Subject = "Thank you for your email regarding " & oMail.Subject
myReply.Send

Set olMail = Nothing
Set olNS = Nothing
End Sub

That won't work, though, unless you have Outlook 2003, because of the Send
method security prompts.


--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Paul" wrote in message
...
Umm - a what ??

Sounds like something very complicated ... where would I being looking
into
something like that ??

Paul

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
No. The server can't do that kind of reply, at least not without an
Exchange
event script or event sink.

"Paul" wrote in message
...
I have several distribution groups set up in Exchange 2003 - I have also
set
up auto replies to email's sent to those DG's - What I would like to do
is
in 'have server reply using message'

Use a variable so it will respond in the subject line using something
like

Thank you for your email regarding 'original subject goes here'

Is there any way to do this ??

Paul