Autoresponders are basically as the term suggests an automatic response facility. These are computer generated programs that respond immediately to any email sent to an individual using the system in place of a more personal physical response. We put you on the right track to using this tool correctly. Initially these Autoresponders were designed to be used by individual who were at a specific given time unable to respond physically to emails sent to them due to various reasons. Some of these reasons may include being away on vacation, occupied on projects that demand a lot of time spent away from computer access, involved in endeavors that require undivided attention and any other distractions that would contribute to keeping an individual away from the task of immediately replying emails.

Current Autoresponders are designed to respond to emails in very different ways. They can be used as email marketing tools which provide information to the customer base or any prospective customers as a responding reaction. It is also used as follow up elements which are sent out at pre set intervals. There are two basic categories in which the Autoresponders can be classified into.  The outsourced ASP model which functions as an operating tool on the provider’s infrastructure and is used to configure via a web based control panel. Here is customers is usually billed a monthly fee for the service. This particular auto responder feature is easy to implement for the end user.  The server side is another auto responder which enables the user to install the system on their own individual server. However this takes some technical skill requirements.