An auto responder is a virtual mailbox which is capable of automatically replying to anyone that sends mail to it. Such a feature would enable you to offer your customers an e-mail address to which they can send mail and automatically receive information about your company or the products and services that you provide. You could configure an auto responder for each product or service, each responder replying with different information.
A responder can be set up to reply with either a plain text message or a binary attachment.
You can create a responder in the following way:
Set up a virtual mailbox as described in Virtual Mailboxes.
Click on the File tab of the Virtual Mailbox property sheet. Specify the filename of the file that you wish to reply with. This can be either a text file or a binary file.
Select whether you wish to attach the file to the responding mail message or import the file, as text into the responding mail message. Note that if you choose to import a file, the file must be a text file.
To prevent the virtual mailbox from auto responding, simply clear the Response File field.
As soon as OfficeTalk receives a message sent to the virtual mailbox, it will reply to the sender with your response message.