A method, devices and system having out of office based presence are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method of sharing presence information, comprising: receiving input to enable an out of office utility for a first email account; notifying a messaging server managing the first email account that the out of office utility has been enabled; and providing to one or more recipients a presence status data packet indicating a presence status of "out of office" for a user associated with the first email account subsequent to the enabling of the out of office utility.
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