CREATING A VACATION RULE IN GROUPWISE WEBACCESS

You can use GroupWise WebAccess to create a vacation rule that automatically sends a reply of your choice to the sender of each new message you receive. You can use your reply message to alert senders that you are away until a certain date, suggest alternative people to contact, etc.

Note that your reply will go only to the original sender of the message, not to anyone on the CC: or BC: list.

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CAUTION: If you subscribe to any list services that automatically send you email messages, please do not use GroupWise WebAccess to create your vacation rule.

Instead, use the GroupWise desktop client for Windows, and follow the procedure described in Creating a reusable, non-looping vacation rule. 

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Follow these steps to create a vacation rule using GroupWise WebAccess:

1. In the main WebAccess window, click on the Options link above your message list..
   
   
2. In the Options window, click on the Rules tab.
   
   
3. From the drop-down menu, select Vacation as the type of rule you want to create, then click the Create button.
   
   
4. The Create Rule window will open, as shown below.
   
   
   
   
5. Enter a name for your rule in the field provided (e.g., June vacation rule).
   
   
6. Enter the subject line for your automatic reply message.
   
   
7. Enter the text you want in your automatic reply message.
   
   
8. Click Save when done.
   
   
9. Your rule will remain active as long as there is a check mark in the Active column. 
   
   
10. When you return from your vacation, log in to GroupWise Web and uncheck the Activate checkbox for your vacation rule, then click Save.
    
    

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