I'm running 3.03.
I'm trying to help my users by making it as easy as possible to create
vacation messages.
I read the subject FAQ and did what it says, verbatim (except that my
vacation program in in /usr/bin so I used that instead of /usr/ucb).
As a result, the relevant parts of my configure file look like...
>######################################################################
># TRANPORTS CONFIGURATION #
>######################################################################
>
>local_delivery:
> driver = appendfile
> file = /usr/spool/mail/${local_part}
> delivery_date_add
> envelope_to_add
> return_path_add
>
>address_pipe:
> driver = pipe
> return_output
>
>address_file:
> driver = appendfile
> delivery_date_add
> envelope_to_add
> return_path_add
>
>address_directory:
> driver = appendfile
> no_from_hack
> prefix = ""
> suffix = ""
> delivery_date_add
> envelope_to_add
> return_path_add
>
>address_reply:
> driver = autoreply
>
>remote_smtp:
> driver = smtp
>
>vacation_pipe:
> driver = pipe
> command = "/usr/ucb/vacation \"$local_part\""
>
>end
and
>######################################################################
># DIRECTORS CONFIGURATION #
># Specifies how local addresses are handled #
>######################################################################
># ORDER DOES MATTER #
># A local address is passed to each in turn until it is accepted. #
>######################################################################
>
>system_aliases:
> driver = aliasfile
> file_transport = address_file
> pipe_transport = address_pipe
> file = /var/adm/sendmail/aliases
> search_type = lsearch
>
>userforward:
> driver = forwardfile
> file_transport = address_file
> pipe_transport = address_pipe
> reply_transport = address_reply
> no_verify
> filter = true
> check_ancestor
> file = .forward
>
>majordomo:
> driver = aliasfile
> file_transport = address_file
> pipe_transport = address_pipe
> domains = bigelow.org
> file = /var/adm/sendmail/majordomo.aliases
> search_type = lsearch
> forbid_pipe = false
> user = majordom
>
>vacation:
> driver = localuser
> require_files = .vacation.msg
> transport = vacation_pipe
> unseen
>
>localuser:
> driver = localuser
> transport = local_delivery
>
>end
Messages sent to a local user, like me, show the following in the log...
>1999-09-24 14:18:06 11UZv4-0003tC-00 <= bbowler@???
H=b141.bigelow.org (bruce) [198.116.72.141] P=smtp S=808
id=3.0.6.32.19990924141805.007e9430@alpha1.
>bigelow.org
>1999-09-24 14:18:07 11UZv4-0003tC-00 user ".vacation.msg" for file
existence test not found
>
Despite the fact that ls clearly show's it's there and owned by me...
># ls -l /usr/users/bowler
>total 173
>-rw-r--r-- 1 bowler users 240 Sep 24 14:16 .forward
>-rw-r--r-- 1 bowler users 133 Sep 24 14:05 .vacation.msg
Perhaps more troubling is that the message isn't delivered (it's in the
queue but it's not delivered). This also happens for folks who don't have
.vacation.msg files...
What's wrong?
Also, a comment on that particular FAQ. It' ends with the comment
>An alternative is to use Exim's autoreply transport instead of piping to
>/usr/ucb/vacation.
It would be nice if that option were shown in detail in the FAQ
Bruce Bowler 207.633.9600 (voice)
Research Associate 207.633.9641 (fax)
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences bbowler@???
West Boothbay Harbor ME 04575 http://www.bigelow.org/
