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How to set up an auto-reply for your email account in webmail

Our webmail lets you set up auto-replies for times when you are not available for an extended period. This guide shows you how to do this.

Overview

In our webmail solution it is possible to set up auto-replies for times when you are on holiday, or will not be available by email for a certain period of time.

The customer area has a direct link to webmail.


Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure that:

  • You have set up an email address and account

  • You have a username and password for the email account


Step 1: Go to webmail

Webmail can be found at the following address:

There is also a link to webmail in the customer area, which you can find as follows:

In your customer area, find the email service and click View details:

Under Account details, click Open Webmail.

You will now be taken to the webmail login screen.


Step 2: Log in to webmail

Log in with the username and password for your email account.


Step 3: Go to the auto-reply settings

In webmail, click Settings in the menu on the left.

  1. Click Out of office

  2. Enter the subject that the auto-reply messages should have

  3. Enter the text that the auto-reply messages should have

  4. Select the start date and time for when the auto-reply messages should begin to be sent

  5. Select the end date and time for when the auto-reply messages should stop being sent

  6. Set Status to On

Under Advanced settings you can:

7. Set the "From" address on the auto-reply messages, or choose to use the default address

8. Set the interval for auto-replies sent, in days

9. Choose what should be done with incoming messages. Keep is the default — this sends auto-replies when messages arrive, and the received messages are placed in the inbox of your email account

10. Click Save

Webmail will confirm that the out-of-office rule (auto-reply) has been saved, and auto-replies will then begin to be sent when the start date and time arrives.


Step 4: Turn off auto-reply

To turn off auto-replies, set Status to Off and click Save again.


Summary

You have now learned how to set up auto-replies in webmail at Domeneshop.

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