[ms office - o365] More Granular Dates/Times with Automatic Replies

[Gongalong]

Hi folks,

 

Is there a way to get more advanced behaviour with dates/times specified on automatic replies with Outlook?

 

For some staff here they would like to be able to specify automatic replies out of hours that take effect on weekdays, but neither the automatic replies system nor rules seem to be complicated enough to allow that.

 

Not sure if it requires purchase of something 3rd party, or whether something in the admin side can be configured for that?

 

Thanks

[Gongalong]

Found the product! Surprised Microsoft haven't added it, but perhaps they don't want to clobber a 3rd party developer... until such a time as they do, or buy them https://www.codetwo.com/autoresponder-for-microsoft-365

[Gongalong]

Just to add, we ended up going with Symprex's Out of Office Manager. Much cheaper than Code Two's product (£244/year vs €1,328/year for 100 users), but every reply has to be manually scheduled (they can be applied to an AD group) and I find the app a bit unstable.