Comments on: Gmail Tip: Selectively Auto-Reply with a Canned Response http://smarterware.org/987/gmail-tip-selectively-auto-reply-with-a-canned-response A blog about software Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:02:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Debashish Chakrabarty http://smarterware.org/987/gmail-tip-selectively-auto-reply-with-a-canned-response#comment-352 Debashish Chakrabarty Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:04:46 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=987#comment-352 The more I tell them to unsubscribe the more they send me those emails. The best option is to apply a filter to send them to the place they deserve to be, the trash-can :) The more I tell them to unsubscribe the more they send me those emails. The best option is to apply a filter to send them to the place they deserve to be, the trash-can :)

]]> By: Gina Trapani http://smarterware.org/987/gmail-tip-selectively-auto-reply-with-a-canned-response#comment-351 Gina Trapani Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:35:53 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=987#comment-351 Oh wow, I didn't even realize that Canned responses gave you away like that! I always start every canned response with "sorry for the impersonal reply, but" to cover my bases (and not sound like a bot), but I can see how this could be trouble. Buyer beware! Oh wow, I didn’t even realize that Canned responses gave you away like that! I always start every canned response with “sorry for the impersonal reply, but” to cover my bases (and not sound like a bot), but I can see how this could be trouble. Buyer beware!

]]> By: astallings http://smarterware.org/987/gmail-tip-selectively-auto-reply-with-a-canned-response#comment-350 astallings Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:51:47 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=987#comment-350 I LOVE the canned response auto-reply with one exception ... it amends your return address to read username+canned.response@gmail.com. I'm not sure why gmail feels the need to expose the canned-ness of the response in your reply-to address, it seems unnecessary and almost a little rude. Even auto.response@gmail.com would be a little gentler. Granted, in the case of your PR flacks, you don't care if they know it's canned ... but I use my auto-responders to deal with frequent inquiries that I care about, and the reply-to address gives me away every time. I LOVE the canned response auto-reply with one exception … it amends your return address to read username+canned.response@gmail.com.

I’m not sure why gmail feels the need to expose the canned-ness of the response in your reply-to address, it seems unnecessary and almost a little rude. Even auto.response@gmail.com would be a little gentler. Granted, in the case of your PR flacks, you don’t care if they know it’s canned … but I use my auto-responders to deal with frequent inquiries that I care about, and the reply-to address gives me away every time.

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