I was wondering if it would be possible to create a rule in outlook that
upon receiving a message from a certain person the server would wait x
number of minutes and then do a server reply to the individual.

I can set up the rule in rules wizard to do everything that I am wanting
with the exception of the delayed send time. Is there a way to write
this into a vba script and then attach that to the rule? If so then how
would I write that up and attach it. The 'x' number of minutes, I am
hoping could be anything randomly selected between 20 minutes and 2
hours, but if I can only specify a select time delay then I can always
go and change it regularly.

Thanks for any help.

Wes H

There's no easy way to do this in the client, that's for sure. This is
screaming out for a server side process, which is best done by an Exchange
Event Sink.

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Eric Legault (Outlook MVP, MCDBA, MCTS: Messaging & Collaboration)
Try Picture Attachments Wizard for Outlook:
http://www.collaborativeinnovations.ca
Blog: http://blogs.officezealot.com/legault/


"Wes H." wrote:

I was wondering if it would be possible to create a rule in outlook that
upon receiving a message from a certain person the server would wait x
number of minutes and then do a server reply to the individual.

I can set up the rule in rules wizard to do everything that I am wanting
with the exception of the delayed send time. Is there a way to write
this into a vba script and then attach that to the rule? If so then how
would I write that up and attach it. The 'x' number of minutes, I am
hoping could be anything randomly selected between 20 minutes and 2
hours, but if I can only specify a select time delay then I can always
go and change it regularly.

Thanks for any help.

Wes H

Eric Legault [MVP - Outlook] wrote:
There's no easy way to do this in the client, that's for sure. This is
screaming out for a server side process, which is best done by an Exchange
Event Sink.

Hey Eric, thanks for the response. I have no way of doing it on the
server side, so that's out. But it is capable to do it on the client side?

Well, yeah, it is possible on the client side but could be tricky. If you
have your rule run a script, then that script could start a timer. I suggest
a timer class like this one:

vbAccelerator - SSubTimer - ASM Thunk Version:
http://www.vbaccelerator.com/home/vb...on/article.asp

Good luck managing this timer over extended periods of time, especially with
Outlook restarts/hangs. An alternative may be to hook your logic into
reminders from Tasks.

--
Eric Legault (Outlook MVP, MCDBA, MCTS: Messaging & Collaboration)
Try Picture Attachments Wizard for Outlook:
http://www.collaborativeinnovations.ca
Blog: http://blogs.officezealot.com/legault/


"Wes H." wrote:

Eric Legault [MVP - Outlook] wrote:
There's no easy way to do this in the client, that's for sure. This is
screaming out for a server side process, which is best done by an Exchange
Event Sink.

Hey Eric, thanks for the response. I have no way of doing it on the
server side, so that's out. But it is capable to do it on the client side?