Re: [Exim] Mysql virtual domains and vacation

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Author: Dennis Skinner
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To: Chris Russell
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Mysql virtual domains and vacation
On Wed, 2004-02-25 at 09:09, Chris Russell wrote:
> Good Afternoon All,
>
> Having successfully implemented a exim/qpopper/mysql virtual user setup, my
> client has decided to throw in Out of Office (vacation/whatever) as a nice
> after the horse has bolted requirement.
>
> Now, the way I figure that I can do is to write a perl script which Exim
> will pass the email too in the form of a transport. That's all well and good
> however I was wondering if there was an easier way to do things ?
>
> As said before all my users are virtual, so running vacation is impossible.


Add a couple columns to the mysql table where your virtual users exist:

auto_responder    enum(Y, N)
auto_responder_text   text


Then build a web frontend (or add to the existing) for it. See the docs
on the autoreply transport.

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Dennis Skinner
Systems Administrator
BlueFrog Internet
http://www.bluefrog.com