I just sent a broadcast to thousands of people and then received hundreds of OOO auto replies from them in my inbox. I feel like this is a recent issue that hasn't really happened before- i've frequently sent broadcast messages out to thousands and thousands of people and don't usually receive all of their OOO automatic replies. is there a way to stop this?
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Stop OoO replies reaching my 'from' address?
Best answer by SuperNat
If the "From" address used to send your broadcast can receive emails, it's certainly possible that OOO auto-replies can be received. That said, email clients usually allow you to set up filtering rules, so you could explore creating a filter that automatically moves or deletes messages containing specific OOO keywords or even from specific senders.
Below are two resources I found that provide steps to filter out OOO emails:
- Outlook - https://www.extendoffice.com/documents/outlook/5275-outlook-block-out-of-office-replies.html
- Gmail - https://www.biz-genius.com/set-up-email-filter-to-remove-auto-reply/
I hope this helps you filter out those OOO auto-replies!
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