[comp.mail.mh] How to automatically "reply"

wiseb@turing.cs.rpi.edu (G. Bowden Wise) (05/22/91)

The unix mail interface contains a program called 'vacation' that
enables one to have a message sent to anyone that sends a message to
him.  

How can I change my .maildelivery file so that it automatically sends
a copy of a message to each person that sends me mail.  Do I use
'send', 'post', or 'mhmail'?  

I would like to store the body of the message in a separete file.

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wohler@sapwdf.UUCP (Bill Wohler) (05/22/91)

  use vacation.  here is the relevant lines from my .maildelivery
  file.  it appears you already know how to use vacation.

#
# Uncomment when on vacation
#
#to  wohler     | R "sed -e '1s/>From /From /' | /usr/ucb/vacation wohler"
#cc  wohler     | R "sed -e '1s/>From /From /' | /usr/ucb/vacation wohler"

  all sed does is to remove the '>' that slocal inserts so that
  vacation knows who to reply to.
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