Message processing using deactivation condition and after scheduled end time
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- activating, for a messaging account, an out-of-office function having a scheduled end time and a deactivation condition; and
performing an out-of-office action upona current time being at least a predetermined amount of time after the scheduled end time, andthe deactivation condition not having occurred, wherein the messaging account is associated with a first messaging address, and the out-of-office action includes;
selecting a message received while the out-of-office function is active, andforwarding the selected message to a second messaging address.
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Abstract
Message processing includes activating an out-of-office function for a messaging account, wherein the out-of-office function has a scheduled end time. A determination is made, using a processor, that a current time is after the scheduled end time and that a deactivation condition for the out-of-office function has not occurred. Responsive to the determination, an out-of-office action is performed using the processor.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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activating, for a messaging account, an out-of-office function having a scheduled end time and a deactivation condition; and performing an out-of-office action upon a current time being at least a predetermined amount of time after the scheduled end time, and the deactivation condition not having occurred, wherein the messaging account is associated with a first messaging address, and the out-of-office action includes; selecting a message received while the out-of-office function is active, and forwarding the selected message to a second messaging address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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