Rules when outlook is turned off ( an alternative for out-of-office reply)

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Good Evening all,


I was wondering if outlook rules work when the app is off.




I am pretty sure not .


however, I needed to create an out-of-office reply and my email does not support Exchange and the auto reply option is not available.


Searching for alternative solutions, I found quite effective "rule option".


How to create autoreply Out-of-office for non-Exchange account - Microsoft Outlook 2016


Am I correct to think that if my pc is off and I receive an email, the out of office reply won't be sent?


Any way to overcome this issue?


Thank you.