he standard out-of-office message goes like this: “I am now away until x and will deal with your email on my return.” Useful, yes. And a way of signalling that you are off having a lovely time while your recipient is still at work – possibly in a hot, sticky office. But it also means your first days back are spent hacking through thousands of emails, CCs and BCCs – many of which will now be out of date.
via BBC News – Should you delete all emails you get while you are on holiday?.
