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Turn Off an Out-of-Office Auto-Responder in iCloud Mail

By Heinz Tschabitscher Heinz Tschabitscher Writer University of Vienna A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on January 14, 2020 Tweet Share Email Kyle Slattery; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license Tweet Share Email Email Yahoo! Mail Gmail Once set up, the vacation auto-responder in iCloud Mail has served you well—and the people, too, who emailed you in your absence. Now, of course, that absence has run its course, you are back in full swing, and it is time for the auto-responder to take a leave. Fortunately, turning off a vacation auto-reply and preventing new replies from being sent is even easier than setting it up was in iCloud Mail. (If you thought of a particularly clever and useful text for your auto-reply, you need not remember or save it elsewhere; iCloud Mail will keep it for the next time you want it to mail automatic replies.)

Example Vacation Auto-Response

For example, you may have a vacation auto-responder set up that sends reply emails stating "I will be out of the office until January 2. If this is an emergency please call 911 (or my manager John Smith at extension 4666). Otherwise, I will respond to your inquiry after I return from my much-needed vacation in the Bahamas." iCloud will preserve this for you and you could use it again next year.

Turn off an Out-Of-Office Auto-Responder in iCloud Mail

To disable a vacation auto-response you have set up in iCloud Mail and prevent further out-of-office messages to be sent in reply to incoming emails: Click the Show Actions menu gear icon near the lower-left corner in the iCloud Mail web interface at icloud.com.If you cannot see the mailbox list and the gear icon at its bottom, click > (Show Mailboxes) near the top left corner of iCloud Mail, at the message list's top.Select Preferences… from the menu that appears.Open the Vacation tab.Make sure Automatically reply to message when they are received. is not checked.iCloud Mail will save your auto-reply message; you can re-use it for a later auto-responder.Click Done. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit More from Lifewire Set Up an Out-of-Office Vacation Response in Gmail How to Set Up and Use Focus Mode on iPhone and Apple Watch Out of Office Auto-Reply in Outlook for Mac Set Up a Vacation Auto-Reply in AOL Mail Setting Up a Vacation Reply in Windows Live Hotmail How to Delete an iCloud Email Account Permanently 10 Best Free Email Accounts for 2022 How to Set up and Use iCloud on the iPad How to See Full Message Headers in iCloud Mail How to Set up an Autoresponder in Apple Mac OS X Mail How to Auto Reply in Gmail How to Send Mail From All Your Accounts in Yahoo! Mail How to Set Up Yahoo Mail Auto-Reply Can You Text on Fitbit Versa? How to Create an iCloud Email How to Set Automatic Replies in Outlook Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies