Fallon Webmail Vacation Messages

The vacation program is used to automatically send a user-specified response to incoming email. Use it when you plan to be away from your email for a short period (usually less than a month.) For email addresses ending in @unr.nevada.edu, @scsr.nevada.edu or @scs.unr.edu

To turn the Vacation feature ON

  1. From an Internet-connected machine, start an Internet browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape Communicator)
  2. Go to https://swami.scsr.nevada.edu
  3. Login using your email account username (your email address to the left of the @-sign) and password
  4. Click Account Records
  5. Click Modify Mail Settings
  6. Select Set Vacation Message
  7. Write an appropriate vacation message in the large text box
    • The text is included in the body of the message.
    • Be sure to consider your personal and property safety when providing details
    • This vacation message is sent to every new incoming email address whether or not they are known to you.
  8. Click Submit
  9. Logout of SWAMI

To turn the Vacation feature OFF

  1. From an Internet-connected machine, start an Internet browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape Communicator)
  2. Go to https://swami.scsr.nevada.edu
  3. Login using your email account username (your email address to the left of the @-sign) and password
  4. Click Account Records
  5. Click Modify Mail Settings
    • Confirm the current status of Vacation Utility, proceed if ON.
    • Select Discontinue Vacation Message
  6. Click Submit
  7. Logout of SWAMI

*IMPORTANT NOTE: The vacation program interacts with the email forwarding feature. You must reestablish email forwarding after turning the vacation feature off. Click here for email forwarding instructions.