METHOD OF REMOTE CONFIGURATION OF AUTOMATIC RESPONSE SETTINGS FOR A FIRST EMAIL ADDRESS USING AN EMAIL SENT FROM A SECOND EMAIL ADDRESS

摘要

A method of providing remote configuration of autoreply message settings includes providing for an autoreply message configuration rule to be defined in terms of one or more specified conditions and one or more specified actions configuring autoreply message settings for a first email address; receiving a first email message addressed to the first email address and sent from a second email address; examining the first email message for the one or more specified conditions; executing the one or more specified actions configuring autoreply message settings if the one or more specified conditions are met by the first email message; and generating an autoreply message in accordance with the autoreply message settings configured by executing the one or more specified actions in response to receiving a second email message addressed to the first email address if the one or more specified conditions are met by the first email message.