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# Autoresponders

> How to set up automatic email replies in cPanel for out-of-office messages and scheduled responses.

An autoresponder sends an automatic reply whenever someone emails a specific address. This is useful for out-of-office notices, holiday messages, or confirming that a message was received. Incoming messages are still delivered to the inbox as normal — the autoresponder only sends a reply.

## Set up an autoresponder

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Autoresponders">
    Log in to cPanel through your [client area](https://my.speedypage.com) or at `yourdomain.com/cpanel`. Go to **Email** and click **Autoresponders**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the domain">
    Choose the domain from the **Managing** menu on the right.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add the autoresponder">
    Click **Add Autoresponder**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure the response">
    Fill in the following fields:

    * **Interval** — the number of hours to wait before sending another response to the same sender. For example, setting this to `8` means a sender who emails you three times in one morning only gets one auto-reply. Set it to `0` to reply to every message.
    * **Email** — the address the autoresponder applies to.
    * **From** — the name that appears in the reply.
    * **Subject** — the subject line of the reply.
    * **Body** — the message text. You can use `%from%`, `%email%`, and `%subject%` as placeholders for the sender's name, email address, and the original subject line. Tick the **HTML** checkbox if your message contains HTML formatting.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the schedule">
    Choose when the autoresponder starts: **Immediately** or a custom date and time.

    Choose when it stops: **Never** or a custom date and time. Setting a stop time is helpful for holiday replies so you do not have to remember to turn it off.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create the autoresponder">
    Click **Create**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  Set the interval to at least `1` hour. If you leave it at `0`, the system sends a reply to every single message, which can cause problems if someone replies to the auto-reply and creates a loop.
</Tip>

## Edit an autoresponder

In the **Current Autoresponders** table, click **Edit** next to the autoresponder. Make your changes and click **Modify**.

## Delete an autoresponder

In the **Current Autoresponders** table, click **Delete** next to the autoresponder, then confirm.

<Note>
  The spam filter skips autoresponder replies for messages with a spam score of 5 or higher. This prevents your account from auto-replying to spam.
</Note>