DOCUMENT:Q147142  21-MAR-1999  [exchange]
TITLE   :XCLN: AutoSignatures Not Applied to Out of Office Messages
PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:4.0,5.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbusage

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Exchange Windows 95/98 client, versions 4.0, 5.0 
 - Microsoft Exchange Windows 3.x client, versions 4.0, 5.0 
 - Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client, versions 4.0, 5.0 
 - Microsoft Exchange MS-DOS client, versions 4.0, 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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AutoSignatures are not included in Out of Office messages.

CAUSE
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This is by design. Only messages created by the New Message button, or by
choosing New Message from the Compose menu (CTRL+N) will include the
AutoSignature, and only when the Send command is executed.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange400 kbExchangeClientSearch kbZNotKeyword kbZNotKeyword2 kbZNotKeyword3 kbExchange400DOS kbExchange500DOS kbExchange400NT kbExchange500NT kbExchange400Win95 kbExchange500Win95
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,5.0

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