I emailed Taleb in March of 2011. This is the auto-response I received. Perfection.

(Please ignore this message if you are a regular correspondent).

Dear correspondent;

I am currently disengaged from the rest of the world (until September 2011).

I had to stop replying to emails outside of the strictly personal (friends, family, citizens of Amioun, etc.), except for extremely important/urgent matters.

Please note that, except for emergencies & appointments,  I reply to mails with an equivalent frequency to that of classical letters.

(REQUESTS: Also note that 1) I no longer do media interviews (except those scheduled by publishers), 2) can no longer endorse books, 3) do not participate in documentary films, 4) will not give lectures in Asia, Australia, and other places entailing severe jetlag, etc.)

I apologize for the inconvenience.

Best,
Nassim