Comments on: Is there a way to change schedule for running OutOfOffice Agent on the server? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/is-there-a-way-to-change-schedule-for-running-outofoffice-agent-on-the-server/ Sat, 25 May 2013 11:47:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: cjohnson01 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/is-there-a-way-to-change-schedule-for-running-outofoffice-agent-on-the-server/#comment-76599 cjohnson01 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:51:31 +0000 #comment-76599 Does the agent run at regular, cyclical intervals (4 AM, 10 AM, 4 PM, and 10 PM), or is it every six hours after a user activates the agent?

]]> By: jpa http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/is-there-a-way-to-change-schedule-for-running-outofoffice-agent-on-the-server/#comment-57800 jpa Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:32:45 +0000 #comment-57800 Changing the design is indeed the only way to solve your problem. We did this also. We also made sure we have one template for the whole company, which takes effort to maintaint this !

Be aware for (scheduled) design updates regarding the OOTO functionality. We had the problem that even when the OOTO was ‘ON’ for some users, it was ‘OFF’ after design update. We solved it by disabling the design task and having another task updating the mail templates only when the OOTO is not ‘ON’ at that moment. This also gives us the possibility to update the design in phases rather that doing it for all (about 5000) users in one time.

]]> By: davidkillingsworth http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/is-there-a-way-to-change-schedule-for-running-outofoffice-agent-on-the-server/#comment-57775 davidkillingsworth Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:07:14 +0000 #comment-57775 You can always modify the agent with the designer of the individual databases if you have a few fussy users or VIP users who really want this functionality.

Otherwise, updating the template in the suggestion above will work for everyone. that is provided that all users are using the same mail template, and you have designer set to run at 1AM in your notes.ini on all of your servers.

The designer is set to run at 1AM by default, but some organizations disable the designer on all or some servers to keep design from accidentally refreshing databases if a bad template gets let loose in the environment somehow.

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