XADM: AutoReply Attributes Do Not Affect Out Of Office Option
Article ID: 177973
Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q177973
SYMPTOMS
Auto-Reply, AutoReply-Message, and AutoReply-Subject are three attributes
in a mailbox object that are no longer used by Microsoft Exchange Server.
The Mialbox.csv file that shipped with Exchange Server 4.0 includes these
fields; the Resource-Kit "Import Header Tool" program also generates these
fields. These are valid attributes that can be set, modified, and read, but
do not affect any functionality within Exchange Server. This functionality
is also incorrectly documented in the Schema.hlp file.
When you export to a CSV that has all of the fields defined, the Auto-
Reply, AutoReply-Message, and AutoReply-Subject fields will be empty by
default. These fields can be modified via the import function, but the Out-
Of-Office function of the mailbox will not be changed.
The Out-Of-Office function of a mailbox cannot be set via the Import
function of Exchange Server.
CAUSE
Originally, the Out-Of-Office functionality in Exchange Server was handled
by the MTA; therefore, these properties were in the directory object. Since
the release of Exchange Server version 4.0, this functionality is handled
in the information store to allow for increased flexibility of the Out-Of-
Office function.
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