You can set up a custom vacation message that will be sent automatically in response to everyone who sends you mail while you are away.

Setting up your vacation message:

  1. Log in to Webmail.
  2. Open the [Preferences] tab and select the [Mail] tab.
  3. Scroll down to the "Receiving Messages" section.
    Zimbra Webmail auto-reply message settings
  4. Put a check next to "Send auto-reply message." This will activate the message text box.
  5. Compose the text of your auto-reply message in this text box.
  6. If you wish to set a Start and/or End date for the auto-reply, put a check in the box to activate the appropriate date field. Type the date or click and hold the down arrow button to choose from a calendar.
  7. Click [Save] on the Preferences tab toolbar.

As soon as the auto-reply message has been enabled, any emails sent to your address will receive an auto-reply that contains the text of your message. Each person who sends you an email will receive only one copy of your vacation message regardless of how many emails they send you while the vacation message is enabled.

The emails sent to your account while the auto-reply message is active will remain in your Inbox as unread.

12/27/08