If you send a bulkmail message, it is likely that at least some recipients will have automatic out of office replies set up on their accounts. To avoid having to individually delete these auto-reply emails, you can create an inbox rule in the Outlook Web App to automatically delete these messages.
- Log in to the Outlook Web App at http://mail.northwestern.edu with your NetID and NetID password.
- Note: we suggest you use Firefox or Internet Explorer, rather than Google Chrome, to complete these steps.
- In the top right corner, click on the gear or wheel icon, then click Options.
- In the left menu, click Organize Email, then click the Inbox Rules tab across the top.
- Click the plus (+) sign, then choose Create a new rule for arriving messages.
- At the bottom, click More options...
- Enter a name for your rule, such as "Delete OOTOs for bulkmail". The name is up to you.
- Click on the When the message arrives, and: dropdown box. Click on "It includes the words", then click "In the subject..."
- In the box, type Automatic Reply and then click the plus (+) sign to the right of the box. Click OK.
- Under "It includes these words in the subject..." click Add Condition.
- Click on the dropdown box that appears. Click on "It includes the words", then click "In the message header..."
- In the box, type EVBULKMAIL1 and then click the plus (+) sign to the right of the box. Click OK.
- Click on the Do the following: dropdown menu. Click "Move, copy, or delete", then click "Delete the message".
- Click Save.
- If prompted by an error message about Powershell, disregard the message and click OK.
This will create a rule that causes messages with "Automatic Reply" in the subject line, but specifically in response to a bulkmail email, to be sent to the Deleted Items folder.
Keywords: ooo ooto vacation away autoreply
Created: 2016-03-27 23:40:20
Updated: 2019-02-04 16:57:26