How to Enable Out-of-Office Replies to the Internet

The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server

SUMMARY

By default in Microsoft Exchange Server 2000, Out-of-Office replies to the Internet is disabled. Many administrators do not allow Out-of-Office auto-replies to be sent outside of the Exchange organization to prevent unauthorized people from learning when users are out of the office.

MORE INFORMATION

To enable Out-of-Office replies to the Internet:
  1. Start Exchange System Manager.
  2. Double-click Global Settings, and then click Internet Message Formats.
  3. In the Details pane, right-click a domain name, and then click Properties. The default SMTP domain is "*".
  4. In the Properties box, click the Advanced tab, and then click to select the Out of office responses check box. This enables Out-of-Office responses to the Internet for the selected domain.
These global settings are applied only when no configurations have been made at the virtual server level or at the individual mailbox level.