How do you set up an auto-respond?

Are you using the ISP's default mailbox? Or something like Outlook on your own computer?

Well, if this is a short-term thing, you can keep your ISP account. Be sure your default mailbox is the one provided by the ISP, then check your mail at a library (most have Internet access these days) or at a friend's house. Of course, this will mean you're paying for Internet service that you're not really using, but if it's only for a couple of weeks or a month, who cares.

Some ISP will let you keep your mailbox even after you close your account. For example, I still have an AOL mailbox even though I haven't use AOL in years. I rarely check it however.

I think that would work. It's 4:50 in the morning where I am and I've just got coffee so my brain may not be functioning fully just yet.

Who is your ISP?

What do you type into your browser to get to your email?

What email service do you use? Your ISP's? Hotmail? Gmail?

One way is to have your email forwarded to an Internet email account, such as Gmail, which you can access anywhere in the world. Also, Gmail has "auto-reply" so you can set that up as well if you know you'll be off the grid for a while. If not, you will have to figure out which ISP you're using.

That's what I do (permanently) with my ISP and Hotmail accounts. I forward everything to a Gmail account and go from there. My iPhone can get and send email from Gmail, so I'm always connected.