I have an end user who is part of a distrubtion group. The group email for example is groupmail.gp.com she would like folks who send to that email address get an automatic reply. There is no setting on the d/g account to setup auto reply. I tried setting up another mailbox in the group and setup an auto reply, no luck any good ideas to fix this. Thx in advance.
I don't think Transport rules is an option here. At least I cannot find any suitable actions: Transport Rule Actions
One option could be to create an extra mailbox (that is hidden from the address list) only for the forwarding option and set up an Outlook server rule that let's Exchange Server reply with message.
So the flow would be:
1. Incoming email to Distibution Group 2. Transport rule adding a recipient (the mailbox) 3. Message gets to the mbx. 4. Server rule for answering with specific message fires.
Another, possible cleaner solution, could be to just transform the Distribution Group to a mailbox, and set up the rule just as mentioned above.
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I don't think Transport rules is an option here. At least I cannot find any suitable actions: Transport Rule Actions
One option could be to create an extra mailbox (that is hidden from the address list) only for the forwarding option and set up an Outlook server rule that let's Exchange Server reply with message.
So the flow would be:
1. Incoming email to Distibution Group 2. Transport rule adding a recipient (the mailbox) 3. Message gets to the mbx. 4. Server rule for answering with specific message fires.
Another, possible cleaner solution, could be to just transform the Distribution Group to a mailbox, and set up the rule just as mentioned above.
interesting suggestions, transform d/g to mailbox what are the steps to do that?
"One option could be to create an extra mailbox (that is hidden from the address list) only for the forwarding option and set up an Outlook server rule that let's Exchange Server reply with message."
are you talking about setting up a mailbox and add it to the group and set auto reply on that mailbox? if so I tried that already it does not work,
I don't think Transport rules is an option here. At least I cannot find any suitable actions: Transport Rule Actions
One option could be to create an extra mailbox (that is hidden from the address list) only for the forwarding option and set up an Outlook server rule that let's Exchange Server reply with message.
So the flow would be:
1. Incoming email to Distibution Group 2. Transport rule adding a recipient (the mailbox) 3. Message gets to the mbx. 4. Server rule for answering with specific message fires.
Another, possible cleaner solution, could be to just transform the Distribution Group to a mailbox, and set up the rule just as mentioned above.
also if you trans d/g to mailbox and you still add and remove users from the (d/g)?
interesting suggestions, transform d/g to mailbox what are the steps to do that?
Just create a mailbox with the same email address and members (of course you'll need to delete the DG first ). Instead of receiving the mails directly to your own inbox, you'd have to look into the inbox of the new shared mailbox.
It's quite possible that this isn't as smooth as your users needs it to be, so that leaves you with the hidden mailbox + transport rule option.
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Jesper Bernle | Microsoft Community Contributor 2011 Awardee
ok please explain path and steps, where is the mail going to when it comes in? the mailbox or the d/g?
I already did that
quote:
So the flow would be:
1. Incoming email to Distibution Group 2. Transport rule adding a recipient (the mailbox) 3. Message gets to the mbx. 4. Server rule for answering with specific message fires.
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Jesper Bernle | Microsoft Community Contributor 2011 Awardee
ok please explain path and steps, where is the mail going to when it comes in? the mailbox or the d/g?
I already did that
quote:
So the flow would be:
1. Incoming email to Distibution Group 2. Transport rule adding a recipient (the mailbox) 3. Message gets to the mbx. 4. Server rule for answering with specific message fires.
interesting suggestions, transform d/g to mailbox what are the steps to do that?
Just create a mailbox with the same email address and members (of course you'll need to delete the DG first ). Instead of receiving the mails directly to your own inbox, you'd have to look into the inbox of the new shared mailbox.
It's quite possible that this isn't as smooth as your users needs it to be, so that leaves you with the hidden mailbox + transport rule option.
delete the d/g lol come on, I am in production d/g active all the time, cant delete the d/g
Try this 1)Create a Mailbox with anyname you want 2) Go to Options & Enable out of office Reply 3) Add the Text you want to send to user's (if text is always same) when they send mails to distribution group ( Like "Mail Successfully Delivered to Group) 4) Define an indefinite Period for the same 5) Test the settings by sending an email to newly created mailbox 6) If you are getting auto-reply (out of office reply) Go to next step 7) Create a Transport rule (Assign Highest Priority) a)When a mail sent to distribution Group b) Action Add bcc to previously created mailbox address c) No-Exceptions 8) Enable the rule 9) Test it by sending mails to distribution Group. You may choose to create test distribution group instead of annoying real users of distribution list 10) If you receive out of office (automatic reply) you are done
Try this 1)Create a Mailbox with anyname you want 2) Go to Options & Enable out of office Reply 3) Add the Text you want to send to user's (if text is always same) when they send mails to distribution group ( Like "Mail Successfully Delivered to Group) 4) Define an indefinite Period for the same 5) Test the settings by sending an email to newly created mailbox 6) If you are getting auto-reply (out of office reply) Go to next step 7) Create a Transport rule (Assign Highest Priority) a)When a mail sent to distribution Group b) Action Add bcc to previously created mailbox address c) No-Exceptions 8) Enable the rule 9) Test it by sending mails to distribution Group. You may choose to create test distribution group instead of annoying real users of distribution list 10) If you receive out of office (automatic reply) you are done
tried the creating another mailbox and make it part of d/g group and set ooof message on new mailbox and sent test email to d/g I sent an email from outside did not get a bounce back email although, I set on the d/g on the server that says send ooof message to the originator (I researched and this is for when a member of the group which I do have a test member setup with an ooof message set. it should go back to the sender but it does not which is what I am looking for or close enough but no message is coming back? (what would be ideal is just set a ooof message for the whole group)
ORIGINAL: arcolino tried the creating another mailbox and make it part of d/g group and set ooof message on new mailbox and sent test email to d/g I sent an email from outside did not get a bounce back email although, I set on the d/g on the server that says send ooof message to the originator (I researched and this is for when a member of the group which I do have a test member setup with an ooof message set. it should go back to the sender but it does not which is what I am looking for or close enough but no message is coming back? (what would be ideal is just set a ooof message for the whole group)
Dont Add new mailbox to the distribution Group
If you sending mail from outside to distribution group change Setting of Distribution group first because by default outside mails to D/G will not get delivered
Now try again it will work it worked for me. I had same requirement and it worked fine. Dont skip any step & Dont add also..
ORIGINAL: arcolino tried the creating another mailbox and make it part of d/g group and set ooof message on new mailbox and sent test email to d/g I sent an email from outside did not get a bounce back email although, I set on the d/g on the server that says send ooof message to the originator (I researched and this is for when a member of the group which I do have a test member setup with an ooof message set. it should go back to the sender but it does not which is what I am looking for or close enough but no message is coming back? (what would be ideal is just set a ooof message for the whole group)
Dont Add new mailbox to the distribution Group
If you sending mail from outside to distribution group change Setting of Distribution group first because by default outside mails to D/G will not get delivered
Now try again it will work it worked for me. I had same requirement and it worked fine. Dont skip any step & Dont add also..
actually what I did worked, I created another mailbox set an auto response message on it added to the d/g group and made sure on the d/g on the server on the d/g group advanced tab send ooof message to originator (which is for anybody in the group that has an auto response message on to send back to originator) I tested it from outside email and inside email and it worked, I got the reply back automatically. Thank you all for helping out with this unusual request from the end user which is always the best request. thank you all again.
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