Set an auto-reply or out-of-office

Set an out-of-office reply from [START] to [END] saying: [MESSAGE]

There are two flavors of automated reply: OOO mode (date-bounded, replies to everyone) and conditional auto-reply (always-on, replies to specific kinds of emails). alfred_ does both.

OOO mode (date-bounded)

The classic vacation responder. Give alfred_ start, end, and the message body.

“Set an automatic reply on my email from now until May 8. ‘I am traveling until May 8 and will have limited ability to check emails. For parts and service, please reach out to Donnie Boyd at dboyd@iconicmachinery.com. For Sales, please reach out to Tim Cantu at tcantu@iconicmachinery.com.’”

alfred_ sets it up directly in your provider (Gmail or Outlook). To turn off:

• “Turn off my OOO”
• “End my auto-reply”
• “Cancel the vacation responder”

Conditional auto-reply (rule-based)

For inboxes that get the same question over and over, set up an autoreply that only fires for matching emails:

“Any emails that come in asking for opening times, please autoreply: ‘We open at 8am and close at 6pm every day.’”

alfred_ creates a filter + canned response combo. This stays on indefinitely until you turn it off.

Multi-account

If you have multiple email accounts connected, be specific:

• “Set OOO on my work account only”
• “Auto-reply on my @get-alfred.ai account”

What alfred_ won’t do

• Won’t set OOO retroactively: it kicks in from when you set it forward
• Won’t reply to every single email if you don’t want that: use conditional rules instead
• Won’t bypass your provider’s spam filters: emails in spam never trigger autoreply

Related

• Create an inbox rule
• Forward an email with added context