[RESOLVED] Auto reply for PMs ?

[CVMichael]

Is there a way to have an auto reply whenever someone PMs me ?
Is there a setting somewhere ?

I want to do this because I am really anoyed when someone PMs me asking programming questions.

I don't want to help people through PMs ! If soneone wants help they should post in the forums, and THEN PM me with the link to that thread asking me to help them there...

I want to help other people while helping one person. A thread will always be there... so when other people search on the subject they can see the thread, and get their answer, but you can't search through other people's PMs ! ... right ?!

[Edit] (To continue on that...)
In the past when I was asked questions through PM, I replied something like "Make a thread, and send me a PM with the link to help you there", most people read my message but did not do it... they did not post on the forums...

[MartinLiss]

User CP|Edit Options|Messaging & Notification

[CVMichael]

Thanks, but there I can only disable the PM messaging, but I don't really want to do that... (not yet anyways... this does not happed too often, but when it does, it annoys me a lot)

An auto-reply would be better for what I want... or to write a message that they will see before sending the PM to me...

[MartinLiss]

Sorry but it's all or nothing.

[Hack]

I have a message that I store in a text file that I just copy and paste into a reply whenever I get asked questions via PM.

Its isn't an auto reply, but all I really need to do is hit the reply button, and copy 'n paste in the text and send it off.

[MartinLiss]

You can do the same thing with an htm file and the valuable forum tool I mention in my signature. Then it's just a right-click away.

[si_the_geek]

..or if you are using Firefox, you can use the VBForumExtension addon for a similar effect.


As your signature is relatively short, an alternative would be to follow techgnome's lead, and have a brief message in your signature. You could even have a link to an explanation (such as this one by Hack, which I use in my standard reply! ).

[Hack]

You could even have a link to an explanation (such as this one by Hack, which I use in my standard reply! ).

That is the contents of the text file that I have sitting on my PC.

[CVMichael]

As your signature is relatively short, an alternative would be to follow techgnome's lead, and have a brief message in your signature. You could even have a link to an explanation (such as this one by Hack, which I use in my standard reply! ).

I hope techgnome does not mind

Thanks all for your replies !

[CVMichael]

Ammm.... what does "condusive" mean ? I can't find the word anywhere...

[si_the_geek]

It seems to be a typo - conduCive.

[CVMichael]

Thanks, I updated my signature to te correct word.