How to add an automatic reply on mac mail

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

  1. Open Mac Mail and select the account you want to set up the automatic 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 "If any of the following conditions are met" and then select "From" from the dropdown menu.
  6. Enter the email address or domain you want to set up the automatic reply for in the "From" field.
  7. Click on the "Then" dropdown menu and select "Reply with a message".
  8. In the "Reply with a message" field, enter the message you want to send as an automatic reply.
  9. You can also choose to send the reply only once by checking the box next to "Only reply once".
  10. Click on the "OK" button to save the rule.

Alternatively, you can also set up an automatic reply using the "Smart Mailbox" feature in Mac Mail. To do this:

  1. Open Mac Mail and select the account you want to set up the automatic reply for.
  2. Click on "Mail" in the top menu bar and select "Preferences".
  3. In the Preferences window, click on the "Smart Mailboxes" tab.
  4. Click on the "Add Smart Mailbox" button.
  5. In the "Smart Mailbox" window, select "Automatically reply to messages" and then select "From" from the dropdown menu.
  6. Enter the email address or domain you want to set up the automatic reply for in the "From" field.
  7. Enter the message you want to send as an automatic reply in the "Reply with a message" field.
  8. You can also choose to send the reply only once by checking the box next to "Only reply once".
  9. Click on the "OK" button to save the smart mailbox.

Once you've set up the automatic reply, Mac Mail will send the reply to any new messages that match the criteria you specified.