I would want to set the out-of-office automatic response to all emails that arrive to our [email protected].
currently in the Outlook, I only have one mailbox (the user mailbox) but it has 2 shared mailboxes setup.
I have tried to create a Rule that says:
- for all email received on account
[email protected] - forward to user
[email protected]
and make that user to set up the Out-of-office message, but it simply did not work, and I suspect that the rules only apply to the user account and not the shared account...
How can I set Out-Of-Office in this shared mailbox ?
The quickest way, would be to log into the mailbox via Outlook Web Access and set the OOO reply there.
If you want to set an Out-Off-Office for a shared mailbox (or any other rules that you would like to save on the server for that matter), you first need to create a local profile for the shared mailbox.
You can do this via the Start menu > Control Panel > Mail. When you are adding the new profile, it will ask you to fill out the name, here you should put the name of the shared mailbox. Bonus points for using the full LDAP-path here.
Once the profile is created, open up outlook under that profile and set your OOO by creating a rule via Tools > Rules and Alerts. Make sure you use 'have server reply using a specific message'.
It is pain in the back to set it up properly. Majority of ways will apply rules not to shared account but to your primary account.Solution:
You need to go to Control Panel>>Mail>>Show profiles click Add. Give it a name and create a profile and setup new email account for your shared account. Leave password blank and hit 'Finish'. When popup appear change shared email address to your email address ( so change [email protected] to [email protected]) and put your password in. O365 will like it. Next thing you know you will start Outlook as standalone shared mailbox. Go to Rules and setup:
When you finish make sure that this rule will become activated.
Enjoy your day.