Vacation messages are a way to let the senders know that you are on vacation. You can set an automatic reply for messages that you receive in your Inbox. A vacation message usually contains information of the duration for which you are on vacation. An automatic reply is sent to the sender of the email indicating that you are on vacation.
Click Vacation Message from the Local Account setting in the Mail section located under the Options tab on the left panel in two-pane layout.
Click Vacation Message from the Local Account setting in the Mail section located under the Settings tab on the left panel in three-pane layout.
The Vacation Message tab appears in the central panel.
Check the Enable auto-reply box.
This enables your Inbox to send replies automatically to all incoming messages.
Select the start and end date from the vacation duration pane.
Each sender will receive an automated reply when they send their first message. You can set the number of hours after which an auto reply is again sent to the same sender. Enter the duration in hours in the Hours between replies field.
Enter subject and the vacation message for both coworkers and other senders in the respective text areas.
Click Save Preferences.