{"id":1260,"date":"2017-06-20T09:45:27","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T13:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/?p=1260"},"modified":"2025-07-08T13:57:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:57:47","slug":"setting-up-and-out-of-officevacation-message","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/setting-up-and-out-of-officevacation-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Up an Out-of-Office\/Vacation Message"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/shared-hosting\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Shared<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/vps\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">VPS<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/qs-dedicated\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px; font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Dedicated<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-professional-plus\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Professional Plus<\/p><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-alert\">Note that you must log in to your hosting account for this tutorial, not your email account.<br><br>For information about setting up an out-of-office response from your email account, see your email client's documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow the steps below to set-up an automated response for when you are out of the office or on vacation.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Setting Up an Out-of-Office\/Vacation Message with a Pair Mailbox<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose the tutorial that reflects your ACC interface type:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-legacy-interface\">Legacy Interface<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-new-acc-interface\">New ACC Interface<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Not sure what the difference is? See<a href=\"http:\/\/pair.com\/support\/kb\/which-acc-interface-am-i-using\/\"> Which ACC Interface Am I Using?&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you are using the Legacy Interface:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log into your web hosting account&nbsp;at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/my.pair.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">my.pair.com<\/a>.&nbsp;<br><br><em>Note that you must log in to your&nbsp;<strong>hosting account<\/strong>&nbsp;for this tutorial, not your email account.For information about setting up an out-of-office response from your email account, see your email client's documentation.&nbsp;<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the left sidebar, click <\/span><b>E-Mail<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the drop-down, click <\/span><b>New Recipe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1-1.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1-1.png\" alt=\"button image\" width=\"1326\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1-1.png 1326w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1-1-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1-1-1024x419.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1-1-768x314.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1-1-50x20.png 50w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1-1-60x25.png 60w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1-1-100x41.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1326px) 100vw, 1326px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose whether you want an auto-response message for <\/span><b>A single e-mail address<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><b>All e-mail addresses for this domain name<br><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\">If you select a single e-mail address,<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you select <\/span><b>A single e-mail address<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, input the beginning of the email address and then select its domain from the corresponding drop down<\/span><\/p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\n\n\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\">If you select all e-mail addresses for this domain<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you select <\/span><b>All e-mail addresses for this domain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, select the domain name from the corresponding drop-down menu<br \/>\n<\/span>    \t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--alert   hts-messages--withicon \"   >\n<p>\n    \t\t\t\t\tThis will cause ALL emails addresses within this domain to send auto-response messages.    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages --><\/p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1286\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2.png\" alt=\"choose single or all image\" class=\"wp-image-7239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2.png 1286w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2-1024x504.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2-768x378.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2-50x25.png 50w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2-60x30.png 60w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2-100x49.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1286px) 100vw, 1286px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the <\/span><b>Recipe Type<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> section, select <\/span><b>Autoresponder<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/autoresponder.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/autoresponder.png\" alt=\"autoresponder image\" width=\"973\" height=\"723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/autoresponder.png 973w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/autoresponder-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/autoresponder-768x571.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/autoresponder-50x37.png 50w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/autoresponder-60x45.png 60w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/autoresponder-100x74.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the <\/span><b>Proceed&nbsp;<\/b>button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the next page, confirm you have selected the correct <\/span><b>Recipient E-mail Address <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Recipe Type<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fill in the following fields:<br><\/span>    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\">Name<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<p>This will be displayed as the sender of the auto-response email.<\/p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\">From E-Mail Address<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<p>This will be displayed as the sending email address. Replies to the auto-response email will be delivered to this address.<\/p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\">Subject<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<p>This will be displayed as the Subject header of the auto-response email.<\/p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\">Autoresponder Message<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<p>This will be the body of the auto-response emails.    \t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--alert   hts-messages--withicon \"   >\n<p>\n    \t\t\t\t\tYou may want to include the dates of your absence in the auto-response message.    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages --><\/p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t<\/li>\n\n\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\">Limit Autoresponse Frequency<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<p>Use this option to limit how often each sender may receive your auto-response message. This MUST be checked if you want to use the <b>Only Respond Every<\/b> feature.<\/p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\n\n\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\">Only Respond Every<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here you can input how often the auto-response will be sent out.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, if the auto-response is set only to respond every 1 day and johndoe<\/span><a href=\"mailto:joe@email.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@example.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sends you three emails in one day, he will only receive one auto-response message from you.<br \/>\n<\/span>    \t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--alert   hts-messages--withicon \"   >\n<p>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may want to limit frequency in case someone sends you multiple emails in a day.<\/span>    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages --><\/p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check the <\/span><b>Date Range <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">box<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/date-range.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/date-range.png\" alt=\"date range image\" width=\"1048\" height=\"908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/date-range.png 1048w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/date-range-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/date-range-1024x887.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/date-range-768x665.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/date-range-50x43.png 50w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/date-range-60x52.png 60w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/date-range-100x87.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1048px) 100vw, 1048px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the empty field next to <\/span><b>Start Date. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the calendar drop down to schedule a start date for the auto-response to go into effect<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/set-date-1.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7250 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/set-date-1.png\" alt=\"set date image\" width=\"1045\" height=\"908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/set-date-1.png 1045w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/set-date-1-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/set-date-1-1024x890.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/set-date-1-768x667.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/set-date-1-50x43.png 50w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/set-date-1-60x52.png 60w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/set-date-1-100x87.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1045px) 100vw, 1045px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the empty field next to <\/span><b>End Date<br><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the calendar drop down to schedule an end date for auto-response to stop<\/span><br><\/li>\n\n\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--alert   hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don\u2019t set an end date, the auto-response will be in effect until you delete the recipe.<\/span>    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t\n\n\n\n<li>When you are finished filling in the fields, click <b>Create Autoresponder<\/b> to create your auto-response message.<br><\/li>\n\n\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--info   hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\tNote:&nbsp;<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Responses will begin at 12 AM on the selected date.<\/span>    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations! Your out-of-office\/vacation message auto-response is now set-up. It will take effect at 12 AM of the start date you selected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-danger\">If you do not select an end date for your auto-response, the auto-response will continue until you remove it. See&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/e-mail-forwarding-autoresponders-and-advanced-configurations\/#deleting-an-email-recipe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deleting a Email Recipe<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you are using the New ACC Interface:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log into your web hosting account at <a href=\"https:\/\/my.pair.com\/\">my.pair.com<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the top navigation bar, click <strong>Email<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>New Recipe <\/strong>button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the \u201cRecipient Address\u201d section, select between:&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>A single email address<\/strong><\/td><td>This will apply the recipe to a single email address. Use the text field and drop-down to input your chosen email address.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>All email addresses for domain<\/strong><\/td><td>This will apply the recipe to all email addresses on a domain name. Use the drop-down to select a domain.&nbsp;<br>If you select this option for an <strong>Autoresponder <\/strong>recipe, this will reroute all email addresses to another mailbox.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>In the \u201cRecipe Type\u201d section, select <strong>Autoresponder<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Proceed<\/strong> button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill in the following fields:<br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td><td>The automatic response will use this name in the <em>From:<\/em> header.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>From E-Mail Address<\/strong><\/td><td>The automatic response will use this email address in the <em>From:<\/em> header.Replies to the autoresponse email will be delivered to this address.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Subject<\/strong><\/td><td>The autoresponse will use this as the <em>Subject:<\/em> header of the email.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Autoresponder Message<\/strong><\/td><td>The autoresponse message will use this as the body of the email.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Limit Autoresponse Frequency<\/strong><\/td><td>Use this option to limit how often each sender will receive your autoresponse message. This MUST be checked if you want to use the <strong>Only Respond Every<\/strong> feature.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Only Respond Every<\/strong><\/td><td><em>Note: The <\/em><strong><em>Only Respond Every <\/em><\/strong><em>option<\/em><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><em>is only available if the <\/em><strong><em>Limit Autoresponse Frequency<\/em><\/strong><em> option is toggled on.&nbsp;<\/em><br>Use this field to limit the amount of autoresponses a sender may receive in a given time frame.&nbsp;<br>For example, if the autoresponse is set only to respond every 1 day and <em>johndoe@example.com<\/em> sends you three emails in one day, they will only receive one autoresponse message.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Date Range<\/strong><\/td><td>Toggle this option on if you want the autoresponse in place for a certain time frame.&nbsp;<br>If toggled on, set the:<strong>Start Date<\/strong>: Enter the date you want the autoresponse to take effect. Responses will begin at 12:00AM on this date.<strong>End Date<\/strong>: Enter the date you want the autoresponse to end. Responses will be sent through 11:59PM on this date.You can either write the dates in using the <em>mm\/dd\/yyyy<\/em> format or you can use the calendar to select the dates.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li>Click the <strong>Create Autoresponder<\/strong> button to create your autoresponse message.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations! Your out-of-office\/vacation message autoresponse is now set-up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-danger\">If you do not select an end date for your auto-response, the auto-response will continue until you remove it. See&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/e-mail-forwarding-autoresponders-and-advanced-configurations\/#deleting-an-email-recipe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deleting a Email Recipe<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow the steps below to set-up an automated response for when you are out of the office or on vacation. Setting Up an Out-of-Office\/Vacation Message with a Pair Mailbox&nbsp; Choose the tutorial that reflects your ACC interface type:&nbsp; Not sure what the difference is? 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