Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!ox.com!math.fu-berlin.de!unido!sapwdf!wohler From: wohler@sapwdf.UUCP (Bill Wohler) Newsgroups: comp.mail.mh Subject: Re: How to automatically "reply" Message-ID: <2822@sapwdf.UUCP> Date: 22 May 91 09:24:59 GMT References: Reply-To: Bill Wohler Distribution: comp Organization: SAP AG, Walldorf, Germany Lines: 17 use vacation. here is the relevant lines from my .maildelivery file. it appears you already know how to use vacation. # # Uncomment when on vacation # #to wohler | R "sed -e '1s/>From /From /' | /usr/ucb/vacation wohler" #cc wohler | R "sed -e '1s/>From /From /' | /usr/ucb/vacation wohler" all sed does is to remove the '>' that slocal inserts so that vacation knows who to reply to. -- --bw ----- Bill Wohler Heidelberg Red Barons Ultimate Frisbee Team