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- ^B17
- ^C1FThank you for using Out of the Office!
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- ^C17This letter will help teach you how to communicate with Out of the Office.
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- ^C1FWHAT OUT OF THE OFFICE DOES
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- ^C17Out of the Office is a service. It will assist you with handling your email
- while you are unavailable. Specifically, when you plan to be away, you can
- schedule your absence with Out of the Office. Out of the Office will then:
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- a) Notify people that send you email that you are unavailable, and
- when you will be returning. It will also include a personalized
- message which you can (optionally) provide.
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- b) Forward your email to another person you identify (optional).
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- c) When you return, Out of the Office will provide you with a list
- of the people who sent you email, when it was sent, and when
- they were notified of your absence. If forwarding is enabled,
- Out of the Office will notify you when the message was forwarded,
- and to whom.
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- ^C1FHOW OUT OF THE OFFICE WORKS
- ===========================
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- ^C17You can communicate with Out of the Office through email. Simply send
- letters to the Out of the Office server on your network. If you do not know
- the server name, ask your email administrator. Or determine who *this*
- message is from - normally it will be sent by the Out of the Office server.
-
- To submit command to Out of the Office, place keywords in the SUBJECT (not
- the body) of your letter.
-
- Some of the keywords available are:
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- ^C1FHELP, ?: ^C17 Returns this letter.
- ^C1FSCHEDULE, NEW: ^C17 Returns the Schedule Absence Form
- ^C1F ^C17 Use this form to tell Out of the Office when you
- ^C1F ^C17 plan to leave, return, who to forward mail to, and
- ^C1F ^C17 what special messages you have (if any)
- ^C1FCANCEL, DELETE:^C17 Cancels an absence you have previously scheduled
- ^C1FLIST: ^C17 Returns a list of all scheduled absences for you.
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- When properly installed, Out of the Office will run on a regular, periodic
- basis. Ask your email administrator how often Out of the Office runs. If
- Out of the Office runs every quarter-hour, then it could take up to 15
- minutes for you to receive your reply.
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- ^C1FSCHEDULING AN ABSENCE
- =====================
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- ^C17To schedule an absence with Out of the Office, you will need the "Schedule
- Absence Form." To get a copy of the form, send email to the Out of the
- Office server on your network. In the Subject: line of the email, include
- the word SCHEDULE.
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- Out of the office will mail you a blank form ready for you to fill out.
- The form should include the following information:
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- 1) Your cc:Mail password
- 2) When your absence will begin.
- 3) When your absence will end. (inclusive)
- 4) Whether or not you want your mail forwarded.
- 5) If so, to whom?
- 6) If you have any special messages for people who send you email.
- 7) If so, what?
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- You should fill out this form, and return it to the Out of the Office server.
- Out of the Office will return a confirmation to you, so that you can verify
- that it understands correctly what you wish to be done.
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- ^C1FFOR MORE HELP
- =============
-
- ^C17If you have any more questions regarding Out of the Office, please contact
- your email administrator.
-
- Thank You!