How to set an Out of Office/Vacation message using IAS Webmail

You can create an "Out of Office" or Vacation message that automatically replies to people who send you messages when you are out of the office.

The auto-reply message is sent to each recipient only once in a specified interval of days regardless of how many messages that person sends during that period.

  1. Log into IAS Webmail (https://mail.ias.edu).
  2. Click on Preferences.
  3. Click on Out of Office.
  4. Check Send auto-reply message.
  5. In the Auto Reply Message text box, type the message that you would like to send while you are out of the office.
  6. (Optional) If you want to send a different message to external senders. select the appropriate option next to External Senders and proceed as necessary.
  7. If you want this message enabled for a specific time frame, select Send auto-replies during the following time period and enter the start and end dates to send the auto-reply message. [Note: If you do not specify a specific time frame, auto-replies are sent until you select Do not send auto replies.]
  8. Click on the Save button.