How to create an automatic reply message in Rutgers Connect


  1. When logged into Rutgers Connect, click on the gear icon in the upper right corner to open Settings.
  2. Select View all Outlook settings at the bottom of the tab. 
  3. Choose Mail > Automatic replies.
  4. Toggle on the Turn on automatic replies option.
    • You have the option to either set your reply to start at a specific time, or to continue until you turn it off manually.
      • To set your reply to start at a specific time, check the Send replies only during this time period checkbox, then select a start time and an end time.
      • To set your reply to continue until you turn it off manually, leave this option unchecked.
  5. Type your reply in the Send automatic replies inside your organization window.
  6. You have the option to send a separate reply to correspondents outside of Rutgers Connect.
    • To use this, check the Send replies outside your organization checkbox.
    • You can choose to send replies to all senders or to those senders whose addresses are found in your contact list only by selecting the Send replies only to contacts checkbox.
    • If you wish to send the same reply to all external senders, copy your reply from the message window above and paste it into the Send replies outside your organization section.
    • Otherwise, enter a new message for your external senders in this section.
  7. Scroll to the bottom of the window and click Save.
  8. If you wish to turn off automatic replies manually, return to this page as described above, and toggle off the Automatic replies option.
  9. Scroll to the bottom of the window and click Save.