It's perhaps also worth reminding everyone, as I do occasionally as a
list owner, that using the autoreply sends a reply back even to SPAM
messages, which confirms to the sender that the address is live and
could be targeted again!
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From: An informal open list set up by the UK Serials Group
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lesley Crawshaw
Sent: 20 May 2005 15:55
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Out of Office Autoreplies - Netiquette Reminder
Hi Everyone,
On average about 5 "out of office autoreply" messages are received by
list members every month, plus everytime a member of this list sends an
email to the list, they get beseiged with a pile of "out of office auto
replies", which can become a disincentive to sending any further
messages to the list!!
Those who are prone to the first "problem" might like to take a look at
the article at: http://www.redhawk.info/newsletter.php - it should
convince you not to let the "whole world" know that you're away in Texas
for a week!
Can I please ask members of this list that if you will be setting
autoreplies for your account, please unsubscribe yourself from this list
before you leave and subscribe again on your return. You can always view
any list posts you might have missed whilst you were away by viewing the
list archives at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/lis-e-journals.html.
e.g. To suspend email from all the lists you are a member of send the
following message:
To: [log in to unmask] (or [log in to unmask])
Subject:
Body of Message:
set * nomail
e.g. To resume email from all the lists you are a member of send the
following message:
To: [log in to unmask] (or [log in to unmask])
Subject:
Body of Message:
set * mail
More information on mailing lists can be found at:
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Cheers
Lesley
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Learning and Information Services,
University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, AL10 9AB UK
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