OT: auto responder (OOO) question

[Steve Campbell]

Quoting Rob Poe <rob at poeweb.com>:

> On 5/12/2011 3:46 PM, Scott Silva wrote:
> > on 5/12/2011 1:09 PM Steve Campbell spake the following:
> >>
> >> On 5/12/2011 3:28 PM, Scott Silva wrote:
> >>> on 5/12/2011 11:20 AM Steve Campbell spake the following:
> >>>> As much as I hate to set one of these up, a fellow employee has
> persuaded me
> >>>> to set up an out-of-office deal for her. I'm running Centos 3 and
> sendmail.
> >>>> I've played around with a .procmailrc file, but it doesn't seem to do
> >>>> anything. I've also created the symlink in /etc/smrsh to procmail with
> no
> >>>> avail.
> >>>>
> >>>> Does anyone know if I have to restart sendmail after creating the link?
> >>>> Does Mailscanner have any bearing on using procmail?
> >>>>
> 
> I setup a simple bash script for it -- no checking (honestly, didn't 
> care too much about checking).  They've used it forever .. use, don't 
> use, modify, whatever.  Enjoy!
> 
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------
> /usr/bin/vacationon
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> rm -Rf /home/$1/.procmailrc
> cp /template/.procmailrc /home/$1/.procmailrc
> cp /template/vacation.msg /home/$1/vacation.msg
> echo "\"|/usr/bin/procmail -f-\"" > /home/$1/.forward
> rm -Rf /home/$1/vacation.cache
> chown $1:$1 /home/$1/.procmailrc
> chown $1:$1 /home/$1/vacation.msg
> chmod 640 /home/$1/.procmailrc
> chmod 644 /home/$1/vacation.msg
> cd /home/$1
> echo "Please edit vacation.msg for this user."
> echo "cd /home/$1"
> echo "pico vacation.msg"
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------
> /template/.procmailrc
> 
> SHELL=/bin/sh
> 
> :0 Whc: vacation.lock
> # Perform a quick check to see if the mail was addressed to us
> * $^To:.*${LOGNAME}
> # Don't reply to daemons and mailinglists
> * !^FROM_DAEMON
> # Mail loops are evil
> * !^X-Loop: ${LOGNAME}@utxl.com
> | formail -rD 8192 vacation.cache
> 
> :0 ehc         # if the name was not in the cache
> | (formail -rA"Precedence: junk" \
> -A"X-Loop: $LOGNAME at utxl.com" -i"Subject: $LOGNAME - Out of office - 
> Will get back to you"; \
> cat $HOME/vacation.msg ; \
> cat $HOME/.signature 2>/dev/null\
> ) | $SENDMAIL -oi -t
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------
> 
> /template/vacation.msg
> 
> I am out of the office on vacation.  If you need further assistance
> please call xxx-xxx-xxxx.  I will receive your email message when I
> return.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------
> 
> /usr/bin/vacationoff
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> rm -Rf /home/$1/.procmailrc
> rm -Rf /home/$1/vacation.cache
> rm -Rf /home/$1/vacation.msg
> rm -Rf /home/$1/.forward
> 
> 
> -- 
Rob,

I saw this very same script and think I tried it. Didn't use the surrounding
scripts to turn on/off, but a good idea.

BTW, what checking are you referring to?

Thanks,
steve


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