Re: Mail Bot?

[Karl Ferguson <karl@tower.net.au>]

At 08:04 PM 24/04/96 +1000, you wrote:
>
>is there such a thing as a mail bot?
>
>what i would like to do is if someone mails something to a dummy user 
>(like info) an automated response is sent out ... is there such a thing?
>
>thanks

Try looking at the "The Forwardfile Driver" section of man 5 smail.  It can
use the .forward file to automate a reply.  A lookup on the man page
"vacation" would be useful too.

Regards,

...Karl
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