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diff --git a/static/v10/man1/vacation.1 b/static/v10/man1/vacation.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..47a78c8c --- /dev/null +++ b/static/v10/man1/vacation.1 @@ -0,0 +1,104 @@ +'\"macro stdmacro +.if n .pH g1.vacation %W% of %G% +.nr X +.if \nX=0 .ds x} vacation 1 "Essential Utilities" "\&" +.if \nX=1 .ds x} vacation 1 "Essential Utilities" +.if \nX=2 .ds x} vacation 1 "" "\&" +.if \nX=3 .ds x} vacation "" "" "\&" +.TH \*(x} +.SH NAME +\f4vacation\f1 \- automatically respond to incoming mail messages. +.SH SYNOPSIS +\f4vacation\fP +[\f4\-l\fP \f2logfile\fP] +[\f4\-m\fP \f2mailfile\fP] +[\f4\-M\fP \f2canned_msg_file\fP] +[\f4\-F\fP \f2failsafe\fP] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.PP +When a new mail message arrives, +the \f4mail\fP command first checks if the recipient's mailbox indicates +that the message is to be forwarded elsewhere (to some other recipient or +as the input to some command). +\f4vacation\fP is used to set up forwarding on the user's mailbox so that +the new message is saved into an alternative mailbox and +a canned response is sent to the message's originator. +.PP +Command-line options are: +.PP +.TP 12 +\f4\-l\f2\0logfile\f1 +.PD 0 +File to keep track of which originators have already seen the canned +response. +If not specified, it defaults to \f4$HOME/.maillog\fP. +.TP +\f4\-m\f2\0mailfile\f1 +Alternate mailbox to save new messages into. +If not specified, it defaults to \f4$HOME/.mailfile\fP. +.TP +\f4\-M\f2\0canned_msg_file\f1 +File to send back as the canned response. +If +.I canned_msg_file +is not specified, it defaults to \f4/usr/lib/mail/std_vac_msg\fP, +which contains: +.PD +.sp .5 +.in +1 +.nf +\f4Subject: AUTOANSWERED!!! +.sp +I am on vacation. I will read (and answer if necessary) +your e-mail message when I return. +.sp +This message was generated automatically and you will +receive it only once, although all messages you send +me while I am away WILL be saved.\f1 +.in -1 +.fi +.TP +\f4\-F\f2\0failsafe\f1 +If mail has troubles delivering to the mailfile specified, it may optionally +be forwarded to another login id (\f2failsafe\fP) instead of being returned +to the sender. +.TP +\f4\-d\f1 +The log file will have the day's date appended. +.PP +To remove the \f4vacation\fP functionality, use +.sp .5 +.RS 12 +\f4mail\0\-F\0"\^"\fP\0 +.RE +.SH FILES +.PD 0 +.TP 30 +\f4/tmp/notif\(**\fP +temporary file +.TP +\f4/usr/share/lib/mail/std_vac_msg\fP +default canned response +.TP +\f4/var/mail/\(**\fP +users' standard mailboxes +.TP +\f4/usr/lib/mail/vacation2\fP +program that actually sends back the canned response +.PD +.SH SEE ALSO +\f4mail\fP(1) +.br +.IR "User\'s Guide" . +.br +.ne 8 +.SH NOTES +Because \f4vacation\fP uses the ``\f4Forward to \(bv\f2command\f1'' facility of +\f4mail\fP to implement notifications, +\f4/var/mail/\f2username\f1 should \f4not\fP be specified as the place +to put newly arrived messages via the \f4\-m\fP invocation option. +The \f4mail\fP command uses +\f4/var/mail/\f2username\f1 to hold either mail messages, +\f4or\fP indications of mail forwarding, +but not both simultaneously. +.Ee |
