Out of office assistant does not work in some users

Exchange 2000 (Server) Configure "Out Of Office"

You can only Apply "Out Of Office" Replies on a GROUP

But there's nothing to stop you creating a group and putting one user in it!

On the exchange server open Active directory users and computers

Ensure you have the Exchange advanced settings turned on, if you Don't Select View then Advanced Features

Highlight the group that contains your user (And right Click it)

Select Exchange Tasks From the pop up menu.

Follow the onscreen prompts till you get to the one that says "send-out-of-office message to clients and ensure it is ticked.

***If the out of office reports don’t get of your network to the outside world go here*****

On the Exchange Server open the Exchange System Monitor

look under Global Settings >Internet Message Formats , And right click 'default' (in the right hand pane)
Select Properties > Advanced
Tick the 'allow out of office responses' box
Click apply/OK

Hope that makes it a bit clearer

Thanks for the reply, however when I go to exchange tasks it does not give me an option for the out of office assistant.  Plus, the user is a member of several groups, and other users use the oof fine.  What do you suggest?

try using this on an affected client

Installing and Using the CleanSweep Tool
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;174045

Alright, thanks, I will try these when I'm there next week.  I have VPN access but these require me to be there with the CD and so forth.  I'll let you know how it works out.

Sebastian

no probs - PL