[EXIM] Exim filter "vacation" command clarification

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Author: Gwen Pettigrew
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To: exim-users
Subject: [EXIM] Exim filter "vacation" command clarification
Hi Exim fans,

I am a bit confused as to the behaviour of the "vacation" command in a personal
filter. Perhaps someone could clarify this for me.

I have set up the the following filter

# Exim filter     <--- remove at your own peril
deliver "test1@???"
save /var/spool/mail/test2
vacation expand file /localhome/test2/vacation


It works very well. However if the same sender sends several messages only the
first message sent gets the vacation message in reply. Is this the correct
behaviour in exim? And can I turn it off so it behaves like the traditional UNIX
type "vacation" command ( ie for every message received a vacation message is
returned)?

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Gwen Pettigrew
Computer Officer
Institute of Theoretical Geophysics
Department of Earth Sciences
Downing Street
Cambridge
CB2 3EQ
UK

Tel 01223 333464

E-mail gwen@???
W3 http://www.itg.cam.ac.uk/ITG/members/gwen/

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