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# Enabling auto-reply messages for an e-mail account in Plesk

> Learn to set up auto-reply messages in Plesk for when you're out-of-office or unavailable.

This article describes how to enable auto-reply messages for an e-mail account in Plesk. You may want to do this, for example, if a user is out of the office or temporarily unavailable to respond to e-mail messages.

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## Enabling auto-reply messages in Plesk

To enable auto-reply messages for an e-mail account in Plesk, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Plesk.
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   > If you do not know how to log in to your Plesk account, please see [this article](/docs/logging-in-and-out-of-plesk).

2. In the left sidebar, click **Mail**:\
   ![Plesk - Mail icon](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-plesk-sidebar-mail.png)

3. On the **Mail** page, click the e-mail address for which you want to set up an auto-reply message.

4. Click the **Auto-Reply** tab.

5. Select the **Switch on auto-reply** check box.

6. Next to **Message format**, select the message format you want to use (plain-text or HTML).

7. In the **Auto-reply message text** text box, type the content of the message that you want to send.

8. In the **Forward to** text box, you can optionally specify an e-mail address that receives a copy of the original message.

9. To automatically disable auto-reply messages, select the **Switch off auto-reply on** check box, and then select the date you want to stop sending auto-reply messages for the account.

10. Click **OK**.

## More information

For more information about Plesk, please visit [https://www.plesk.com](https://www.plesk.com).

## Related articles

* [Plesk e-mail features](/docs/plesk-mail-features)