Re: [Exim] vacation messages and FAQ Q0431

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Author: Bruce Bowler
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] vacation messages and FAQ Q0431
Boy do I feel stupid....

At 02:30 PM 9/24/99 -0400, Bruce Bowler wrote:
>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).
>>vacation_pipe:
>> driver = pipe
>> command = "/usr/ucb/vacation \"$local_part\""


which is of course why I had ucb here instead of bin (sheepish grin)

>>vacation:
>> driver = localuser
>> require_files = .vacation.msg
>> transport = vacation_pipe
>> unseen


and why I didn't have a directory spec for where to look for .vacation.msg
(bigger sheepish grin)...

>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


but that comment still stands...

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