Re:What I learned from turning my ‘Out of Office’ auto-repli...
by dorfsmay on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @09:11AM
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Mailing lists are supposed to use priority=bulk.
Mail server are supposed not to reply to bulk email automatically.
Re:What I learned from turning my ‘Out of Office’ auto-repli...
by jeltz on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @09:36AM
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They also should include a List-Id and mail servers are not supposed to reply automatically to those either.
Re:What I learned from turning my ‘Out of Office’ auto-repli...
by smackfu on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @10:21AM
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>Not at all, unless frequent contacts are expected in which case you should be warned through other channels.
Obviously, this differs. At my actual job, email is the "need a response today" communication, while instant messaging or phone is "need a response now". Out-of-office messages are invaluable to know if someone is just out today, in which case things are fine, or they are out for two weeks, in which case I need to find their delegate.
Not at all, unless frequent contacts are expected in which case you should be warned through other channels.
> You end up wasting time waiting for a repsonse when you culd have immediately sought assistance from an alternative contact.
If you need fast turnaround, use a fast turnaround transport. That's what instant messengers or phones are for.
> It's not spam. It's polite and helpful.
I completely disagree, especially when the numbskull using out-of-office replies can't be arsed to turn it off for mailing lists. It's spammy, impolite and unhelpful.