Good question. I wondered about that myself some years ago.
It is in principle possible to do if you have the necessary software, but
the common way is to do it at server level. The mail daemon which receives
my mail has been set to reply to all senders with an appropriate message. I
think this can be dangerous if you are frequently exposed to spam though.
----- Original Message -----
>From: Harvey Tobkes <harveyt@prodigy.net>
To: Roy Schestowitz <roy@schestowitz.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 12:25 AM
Subject: RE: [Autoresponder] Away
> I like the Auto Responder and I think it can be very useful. I don't
believe
> there is any way to put e-mail "on hold" or stop it and then retrieve it
at
> a later date, so Auto responder works out well.
>
> Do you have to leave your computer in the ON position in order for it to
> work?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roy Schestowitz [mailto:roy@schestowitz.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 1:50 PM
> To: Harvey Tobkes
> Subject: [Autoresponder] Away
>
> Please note that, for academic reasons, I will be away until Wednesday
> (Sept. 22nd) night. I cannot promise to respond by that date, but I will
try
> to retain normal function.
>
>
>
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