To each their own I guess.... Here's Microsoft's stance: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/821899
*By default in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, the sending of out-of-office reply messages to the Internet is disabled. Many administrators do not allow out-of-office reply messages to be sent outside the Exchange organization to prevent unauthorized people from learning when users are out of the office.* - Sean On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 1:52 PM, justino garcia <[email protected]>wrote: > What the norm, I would think just now allow, it annoying anyway right, > outside people should have access to it. > > > On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 5:01 PM, Damien Solodow < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> That sounds more like an Outlook GPO or similar. >> -------------------------- >> Sent using BlackBerry >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From*: justino garcia <[email protected]> >> *To*: MS-Exchange Admin Issues <[email protected]> >> *Sent*: Fri May 21 16:55:03 2010 >> >> *Subject*: Re: Is the Office assistant, disable by default because of >> security risk (in exchange)? >> >> What I meant to say is that in exchange 2003 it is disabled , and that >> the users can't use it, even though they can see the option as available in >> OWA. >> On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 2:11 PM, David Mazzaccaro < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I guess too much Pac Man for me today! >>> LOL >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 2:06 PM >>> To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues >>> Subject: Re: Is the Office assistant, disable by default because of >>> security risk (in exchange)? >>> >>> It was ambiguous, yes... >>> >>> On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 10:59, David Mazzaccaro >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > You are thinking about the Out Of Office Assistant. >>> > I believe the OP is talking about the Office Assistant (Like that >>> > annoying paperclip... Clippy) >>> > >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >>> > Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 1:49 PM >>> > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues >>> > Subject: Re: Is the Office assistant, disable by default because of >>> > security risk (in exchange)? >>> > >>> > On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 09:57, justino garcia >>> > <[email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Is the out office assistant, disable by default because of security >>> >> risk (in exchange 2k3 + owa)? >>> > >>> > Don't know that, but IMHO it's a good thing regardless, for two >>> > reasons, which are related to each other: >>> > >>> > 1) When I send an email to someone, I don't need to know that they're >>> > out of the office, I need a response from a person, so it's really >>> > annoying to get a notification that I'm being ignored for however long >>> >>> > that the person decides to be unresponsive. >>> > >>> > 2) If I'm sending an email to someone for business purposes, it's >>> > annoying to receive an OoO message (see the point above) and poor >>> > customer service - the email account should be covered by a delegate, >>> > and if a timely response is required, the delegate should make one. >>> > >>> > Kurt >>> > >>> > >>> > . >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> . >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Justin >> IT-TECH >> > > > > -- > Justin > IT-TECH >
