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January 13th 07, 04:54 PM
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Out of office assitant
My wife is starting a new business venture from home and is used to many
features in Outlook from her old company. I've learned that some feature are not available because our home computer is not set up using Microsoft Exchange Server, but an Internet mail service. Is there any way around this?? Can I set up a single home computer to utilize MS Exchange Server? 
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January 13th 07, 05:30 PM
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"Dave in Franklin, TN" wrote in
message ... My wife is starting a new business venture from home and is used to many features in Outlook from her old company. I've learned that some feature are not available because our home computer is not set up using Microsoft Exchange Server, but an Internet mail service. Is there any way around this?? Can I set up a single home computer to utilize MS Exchange Server? You can but the cost-benefit would be WAY out. You may find that your ISP has a "vacation" message service on its webmail server..... Otherwise you can set up a rule to replicate this. But, be aware that doing this would entail your PC being on 27/7 and Outlook up and running 24/7......
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January 13th 07, 05:45 PM
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Thanks for the reply. I will investigate the "vacation" avenue. Do you have
any experience with Comcast and their capabilities? "Gordon" wrote: "Dave in Franklin, TN" wrote in message ... My wife is starting a new business venture from home and is used to many features in Outlook from her old company. I've learned that some feature are not available because our home computer is not set up using Microsoft Exchange Server, but an Internet mail service. Is there any way around this?? Can I set up a single home computer to utilize MS Exchange Server? You can but the cost-benefit would be WAY out. You may find that your ISP has a "vacation" message service on its webmail server..... Otherwise you can set up a rule to replicate this. But, be aware that doing this would entail your PC being on 27/7 and Outlook up and running 24/7......
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January 13th 07, 05:58 PM
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"Dave in Franklin, TN" wrote in
message ... Thanks for the reply. I will investigate the "vacation" avenue. Do you have any experience with Comcast and their capabilities? Sorry no - I'm the other side of the pond....
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January 13th 07, 07:31 PM
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If you check the Preferences from Comcast.net you will see an option for auto-reply. This would be the closest you can come to Out of Office Assistant without Exchange.
-- Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without reading. After furious head scratching, Dave in Franklin, TN asked: | Thanks for the reply. I will investigate the "vacation" avenue. Do | you have any experience with Comcast and their capabilities? | | "Gordon" wrote: | || "Dave in Franklin, TN" || wrote in message || ... ||| My wife is starting a new business venture from home and is used to ||| many features in Outlook from her old company. I've learned that ||| some feature are ||| not available because our home computer is not set up using ||| Microsoft Exchange Server, but an Internet mail service. Is there ||| any way around this?? Can I set up a single home computer to ||| utilize MS Exchange Server? || || || You can but the cost-benefit would be WAY out. You may find that || your ISP has a "vacation" message service on its webmail server..... || Otherwise you can set up a rule to replicate this. But, be aware || that doing this would entail your PC being on 27/7 and Outlook up || and running 24/7......
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January 15th 07, 07:11 PM
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In ,
Dave in Franklin, TN typed: My wife is starting a new business venture from home and is used to many features in Outlook from her old company. I've learned that some feature are not available because our home computer is not set up using Microsoft Exchange Server, but an Internet mail service. Is there any way around this?? Can I set up a single home computer to utilize MS Exchange Server? In addition to the other replies - perhaps she should look into a hosted Exchange account. Plenty of companies offer them nowadays; I have a friend who loves www.mailstreet.com. Then she gets full Exchange with no in-house admin requirements - she can use OOF, OWA, wireless activesync to a handheld, whatnot, as well as accessing her mailbox over the internet securely using RPC over HTTP(s).
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January 15th 07, 07:17 PM
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"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
ahoo.com wrote in message ... In addition to the other replies - perhaps she should look into a hosted Exchange account. Plenty of companies offer them nowadays; I have a friend who loves www.mailstreet.com. interesting - I'll bookmark that!
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January 15th 07, 08:13 PM
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Yes, a thing of the future as many companies don't want the hassle but need the benefits. I have seen many of them cropping up lately, and expect more with Exchange 2007 in the mix.
-- Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without reading. After furious head scratching, Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] asked: | In , | Dave in Franklin, TN | typed: || My wife is starting a new business venture from home and is used to || many features in Outlook from her old company. I've learned that || some feature are not available because our home computer is not set || up using Microsoft Exchange Server, but an Internet mail service. Is || there any way around this?? Can I set up a single home computer to || utilize MS Exchange Server? | | In addition to the other replies - perhaps she should look into a | hosted Exchange account. Plenty of companies offer them nowadays; I | have a friend who loves www.mailstreet.com. Then she gets full | Exchange with no in-house admin requirements - she can use OOF, OWA, | wireless activesync to a handheld, whatnot, as well as accessing her | mailbox over the internet securely using RPC over HTTP(s).
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