If you would like to let others know that you have received their email, you can set up an automatic reply through DirectAdmin. However, you can also configure an automatic reply on a specific day using webmail.
This guide explains how to set this up. You will need to create a mail filter. A mail filter defines what should happen to an e-mail when it meets the conditions you specify.
Creating a mail filter
1. Log in to webmail.
2. In the menu on the left, click 'Settings' → 'Filters', then select 'Create'.
3. On the right-hand side, you will see several settings that determine what the filter should do. In this example, we will set up an automatic reply for Tuesdays.
Filter name: the name you want to give the new mail filter.
Filter enabled: whether the filter should be active or not.
Scope: set this to 'matching all of the following rules'.
Rules: select ‘Date’, ‘Weekday (0–6)’, ‘equals’, and ‘2’ for Tuesday (0 = Sunday, 1 = Monday, 2 = Tuesday, etc.). This tells the filter to apply an action to any message received on Tuesday.
Actions: choose ‘Reply with message’.
Message body (vacation reason): insert the desired text of the automatic reply.
Subject: the subject line of your automatic reply. Note that a generic subject line like “Out of office” or “Automatic reply” can cause problems with e-mail delivery because these phrases are common in unsolicited or bulk mail, so they can trigger spam detection.
How often should a message be sent: set this to 1. If a sender e-mails you twice on a Tuesday, they will only receive one automatic reply.
4. Click 'Save' when you are satisfied with the message. You can always edit the mail filter later.
Deleting a mail filter
1. In the menu on the left, click 'Settings' and then 'Filters'.
2. Select the mail filter you want to remove and click 'Delete' in the top right.
3. Confirm the action to complete the removal.