How do I set a vacation message on my e-mail account?

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Use the Internet Account Options page to set an autoreply message

1. Go to www.umn.edu/myaccount. Log in with your Internet ID and password, if prompted.
2. Locate the Mange Your E-mail section, and click Set E-mail Forwarding and Autoreply.
3. In the Set Autoreply section, use the radio buttons and the fields to
   
   • Turn autoreply on and off,
   • Set the start date and time of the autoreply,
   • Set the stop date and time of the autoreply,
   • Select whether to send an autoreply to every message, or only one per sender.
4. In the Autoreply message text field, enter the text of your autoreply message.
5. Click Submit.
6. Google Apps for the University of Minnesota users will need to use the "Vacation Responder in Gmail. Instructions are on Google's Web site.