What is a autoresponder?

An autoresponder is a feature that allows you to generate automatic customized responses whenever a specific e-mail address receives an e-mail. Typically, this feature is used by people when they are away, notifying the sender of an e-mail that the recipient is away and will be back on a specified date.

The first autoresponders were created within mail transfer agents that found they could not deliver an e-mail to a given address. These create bounce messages such as "your e-mail could not be delivered because..." type responses.

Autoresponders can also be used as a marketing tool to immediately provide information to prospective clients.

We support email autoresponders in our Ultra hosting plan.