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In order to setup a conditional vacation message that responds to umanitoba.ca email addresses only, you will need to use Websieve to create a filtering rule.

Websieve can be accessed by clicking on the Filter button on the mail administration page (mail.cc.umanitoba.ca)

Note: If you have any features setup in the basic section of mail management, they will be lost. (Eg: Current vacation or email forwarding options).

To begin, login to WebSieve:
  1. Goto the website: http://mail.cc.umanitoba.ca
  2. Click on the Advanced button
  3. Login using your UMnetID and password
  4. Click on add rule
  5. Select Custom Rule
  6. For your vacation message, use the following script below for your template:

    --Copy below script--

    require ["vacation","reject"];

    if anyof (address :contains ["from"] "umanitoba.ca") {

    vacation :days 7 :addresses "Your_Alias@umanitoba.ca" :subject "INSERT SUBJECT OF VACATION MESSAGE HERE" text:

    INSERT VACATION MESSAGE HERE

    .
    ;
       
    }
    else {   keep;  }

    -- Copy Above script --
    (Be sure to also copy the entire script and replace the appropriate fields with your own information)


  7. Click on the Save rule button
    ** If you get an error message, please see below.
  8. Click on Save Changes button
  9. You're done. Your vacation message will only be sent to umanitoba email addresses.

Troubleshooting

If you have multiple rules currently setup in websieve, you may get an error message upon saving this rule. This is because this custom rule must be first in your list of rules to work properly.

The solution to this problem is to create a placeholder rule, allowing us to move the rule to the top of the list, which will enable us to be able to save our custom vacation rule.

A placeholder rule can be created by clicking on 'add rule'. Make up a mail rule. Eg: If from: contains 'test83834' file into 'INBOX' -- now click on Save Rule.

Click on 'view/change' rules change the numbered ordering of the rules such that the rule you created is now first. Click Save. Now modify the rule you created, and you should now be able to paste in in the custom rule as described above.


For further information on sieve scripts, contact the Support Desk
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