In plain English
This status shows that a message was sent by an automatic process, not manually at that moment. It is used when one message is produced and sent because another message came first. The term describes the message's status.
In context
Here, it marks the seller response as one that was sent automatically because of an earlier message.
- Situation
- Using marketplace listings, seller messages, ratings, reviews, and buyer protection
- What it communicates
- marks a seller response as automatically sent
Meaning limits
It only identifies how the response was sent, not the quality, correctness, or relevance of its content.
Examples
“When Amir emailed the office, the reply he got seconds later was an auto-reply, not a message someone wrote at that moment.”
“After Nina asked about the missing part, she received an auto-reply from the seller.”