Thank you for your email.

I am away from the office and will be returning on Monday, 5 January 2009.

Please contact me on my mobile at **** **** for urgent enquiries.

Have a Happy New Year.

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The above is called an out of office message. Which is a polite way of saying I am not around and please don't call me. You aren't actually supposed to call the number. They should teach these things in school.