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title: "Setting up an Auto-Responder"
description: "If you will be away and would like to set up an auto-responder for your email account, log in to the webmail and follow the steps below. ![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/forward1-1.png) 1. Click the **Options** link located at the top right corner of…"
url: "https://nexicom.net/kb/setting-up-an-auto-responder/"
updated: "2025-05-14"
category: Email
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# Setting up an Auto-Responder

If you will be away and would like to set up an auto-responder for your email account, log in to the webmail and follow the steps below.

![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/forward1-1.png)

1. Click the **Options** link located at the top right corner of the screen.

![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/forward2.png)

2. Click **Preferences**.

![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/forward3.png)

3. Click on the **Filtering** tab.

![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/forward4.png)

4. Click on the **configure** link that appears to the right side of the **Holiday autoresponder** heading.

![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/auto5.png)

5. Click to add a check mark in the box labeled **Enable responder**.

![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/auto6.png)

6. Fill in the fields with the corresponding information:

- **Message subject** – A subject for your auto-response email. (whatever you type here will appear on all auto-response emails sent out while this is active)
- **Message body** – A message for your auto-response email.

Click the **Save** button.

*Note: You must click the Save button in order for these settings to take effect.*

![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/auto7.png)

7. You should now see a message in green print that says **Forwarding saved**. This means that the responder has been saved and will now be sent out to anybody who sends you an email.

Click **Close** to exit this menu.

*Note: If you wish to disable this responder in the future, remove the check mark from the box labeled **Enable responder** and click the **Save** button.*