Auto-reply

An auto-reply like that would decrease email volume.

Because she was out of office I got an auto-reply.

I'd like to be able to disable auto-reply for certain users.

I sent an email to the school secretary, only to receive an auto-reply.

If you have tried to accomplish work in August that requires outside assistance (work like scheduling, deal making, or, say, researching an article about out-of-office auto-replies), you probably ride this particular emotional roller coaster several times a day.