How do i do an auto reply in mac mail

To set up an auto-reply in Mac Mail, you can follow these steps:

  1. Open Mac Mail and select the account you want to set up the auto-reply for.
  2. Click on "Mail" in the top menu bar and select "Preferences".
  3. In the Preferences window, click on the "Rules" tab.
  4. Click on the "Add Rule" button.
  5. In the "Rule" window, select "Auto-respond" as the rule type.
  6. Choose the condition for which you want the auto-reply to trigger. For example, you can select "When I receive a message from" and enter the email address of the sender you want to auto-reply to.
  7. In the "Perform the following actions" section, select "Reply with a message" and enter the auto-reply message you want to send.
  8. You can also choose to send the auto-reply only once, or to send it every time you receive a message from the specified sender.
  9. Click "OK" to save the rule.

Alternatively, you can also set up an auto-reply using the "Auto-Respond" feature in the "Mail" menu. To do this:

  1. Open Mac Mail and select the account you want to set up the auto-reply for.
  2. Click on "Mail" in the top menu bar and select "Auto-Respond".
  3. In the "Auto-Respond" window, select the condition for which you want the auto-reply to trigger. For example, you can select "When I receive a message from" and enter the email address of the sender you want to auto-reply to.
  4. Enter the auto-reply message you want to send.
  5. Choose whether to send the auto-reply only once, or to send it every time you receive a message from the specified sender.
  6. Click "OK" to save the auto-reply.

Note that auto-replies are only sent to the sender of the original message, and are not sent to other recipients who may have been copied on the message.