Set Up a Vacation Filter

A vacation filter is set up to reply automatically with an "away" message to anyone who sends an email message to your account. Below are the instructions to set vacation filters. Don't forget to disable the filter once you return.

Note: You must close all other email clients before logging into webmail or your vacation filter will not be accepted.

1. Log in
   

   Log into webmail.

2. Select Filters
   

   Click the Filters option in the menu.

   Figure 1: Webmail main page

3. Choose Vacation
   

   Click the Vacation link.

   Figure 2: Existing Rules screen

4. Set up filter
   

    On the Basic Settings tab:

   1. Fill in a subject, e.g. "On vacation"
   2. Add your vacation message to the Reason box.
      

   On the Advanced Settings tab:
   

   1. Make sure your email addresses are listed in the first box.
   2. Fill in any addresses you do not want vacation messages sent to in the second box.
   3. For "Do not send responses to bulk or list messages?" make sure the box is checked.
   4. "Number of days between vacation replies" is best set at 7.  This means that even if someone sends you a message every day for 2 weeks, they will only receive the vacation message once a week.
   5. Click on Save or Save and Enable.
   6. Click Return to Rules list.
   If you create a vacation message that does not contain dates then you can use the "disabled - click to enable" link found on the Existing Rules list.
   
5. Disable Your Filter
   

   In Webmail, to disable a vacation filter, click on the Filters icon.  Then click on the green checkmark to the right of the Vacation link.

   Figure 3: Disabling a vacation message