Overview: How to Create an Email Autoresponder When You Are on Vacation
This guide explains How to Create an Email Autoresponder When You Are on Vacation step‑by‑step and why it matters for security, uptime, and performance. It’s written for small and medium businesses that rely on Blackhawk MSP for proactive, managed IT support in the Bay Area and beyond.
- ✅ Clear, actionable steps
- ✅ Best‑practice notes from our MSP engineers
- ✅ Links to related services and help
Tip: If you’re short on time, contact us — we’ll handle this for you and verify everything is working.
If you are on holiday or you will be unavailable for a few days or a month, you can create an auto email responder for your emails. When people email you, they will receive an automated email with your message.
1. Log in to your cPanel account.
2. In the Email section, click on Autoresponders. 
3. From the Autoresponders page, click on Add Autoresponder.
4. Enter the following details:
- Interval: Specify the number of hours you wish the autoresponder to wait between responses to the same email address.
- Email: Enter your email address on which you want to enable autoresponder. To enable auto responder on support@example.com, enter support in the email field.
- Domain: Select the appropriate domain from the drop-down list if you have multiple domains.
- From: Enter the name that the auto-response will be from.
- Subject: Please enter your email subject such as I am on vacation, etc.
- Body: This is the main content of your email, also known as the email body.
5. Select the start and stop time of your autoresponder.
6. Click on Create.
How to remove Autoresponder?
1. In the Email section, click on Autoresponders.
2. You should see your autoresponder email list under Current Autoresponders.
3. Click on Delete on the right sight of the email address.
4. Confirm with Delete Autoresponder.
Now you know how to set up and remove an email autoresponder.
Video tutorial temporarily unavailable while we refresh links. If you need more help, please call us at 1-925-218-4000.
Need help? Blackhawk MSP can do this for you, verify success, and document the change. Call 1‑925‑218‑4000 or open a ticket.
