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1.1       root        1: '\"macro stdmacro
                      2: .if n .pH g1.vacation %W% of %G%
                      3: .nr X
                      4: .if \nX=0 .ds x} vacation 1 "Essential Utilities" "\&"
                      5: .if \nX=1 .ds x} vacation 1 "Essential Utilities"
                      6: .if \nX=2 .ds x} vacation 1 "" "\&"
                      7: .if \nX=3 .ds x} vacation "" "" "\&"
                      8: .TH \*(x}
                      9: .SH NAME
                     10: \f4vacation\f1 \- automatically respond to incoming mail messages.
                     11: .SH SYNOPSIS
                     12: \f4vacation\fP
                     13: [\f4\-l\fP \f2logfile\fP]
                     14: [\f4\-m\fP \f2mailfile\fP]
                     15: [\f4\-M\fP \f2canned_msg_file\fP]
                     16: [\f4\-F\fP \f2failsafe\fP]
                     17: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     18: .PP
                     19: When a new mail message arrives,
                     20: the \f4mail\fP command first checks if the recipient's mailbox indicates
                     21: that the message is to be forwarded elsewhere (to some other recipient or
                     22: as the input to some command).
                     23: \f4vacation\fP is used to set up forwarding on the user's mailbox so that
                     24: the new message is saved into an alternative mailbox and
                     25: a canned response is sent to the message's originator.
                     26: .PP
                     27: Command-line options are:
                     28: .PP
                     29: .TP 12
                     30: \f4\-l\f2\0logfile\f1
                     31: .PD 0
                     32: File to keep track of which originators have already seen the canned
                     33: response.
                     34: If not specified, it defaults to \f4$HOME/.maillog\fP.
                     35: .TP
                     36: \f4\-m\f2\0mailfile\f1
                     37: Alternate mailbox to save new messages into.
                     38: If not specified, it defaults to \f4$HOME/.mailfile\fP.
                     39: .TP
                     40: \f4\-M\f2\0canned_msg_file\f1
                     41: File to send back as the canned response.
                     42: If
                     43: .I canned_msg_file
                     44: is not specified, it defaults to \f4/usr/lib/mail/std_vac_msg\fP,
                     45: which contains:
                     46: .PD
                     47: .sp .5
                     48: .in +1
                     49: .nf
                     50: \f4Subject: AUTOANSWERED!!!
                     51: .sp
                     52: I am on vacation. I will read (and answer if necessary)
                     53: your e-mail message when I return.
                     54: .sp
                     55: This message was generated automatically and you will
                     56: receive it only once, although all messages you send
                     57: me while I am away WILL be saved.\f1
                     58: .in -1
                     59: .fi
                     60: .TP
                     61: \f4\-F\f2\0failsafe\f1
                     62: If mail has troubles delivering to the mailfile specified, it may optionally
                     63: be forwarded to another login id (\f2failsafe\fP) instead of being returned
                     64: to the sender.
                     65: .TP
                     66: \f4\-d\f1
                     67: The log file will have the day's date appended.
                     68: .PP
                     69: To remove the \f4vacation\fP functionality, use
                     70: .sp .5
                     71: .RS 12
                     72: \f4mail\0\-F\0"\^"\fP\0
                     73: .RE
                     74: .SH FILES
                     75: .PD 0
                     76: .TP 30
                     77: \f4/tmp/notif\(**\fP
                     78: temporary file
                     79: .TP
                     80: \f4/usr/share/lib/mail/std_vac_msg\fP
                     81: default canned response
                     82: .TP
                     83: \f4/var/mail/\(**\fP
                     84: users' standard mailboxes
                     85: .TP
                     86: \f4/usr/lib/mail/vacation2\fP
                     87: program that actually sends back the canned response
                     88: .PD
                     89: .SH SEE ALSO
                     90: \f4mail\fP(1)
                     91: .br
                     92: .IR "User\'s Guide" .
                     93: .br
                     94: .ne 8
                     95: .SH NOTES
                     96: Because \f4vacation\fP uses the ``\f4Forward to \(bv\f2command\f1'' facility of
                     97: \f4mail\fP to implement notifications,
                     98: \f4/var/mail/\f2username\f1 should \f4not\fP be specified as the place
                     99: to put newly arrived messages via the \f4\-m\fP invocation option.
                    100: The \f4mail\fP command uses
                    101: \f4/var/mail/\f2username\f1 to hold either mail messages,
                    102: \f4or\fP indications of mail forwarding,
                    103: but not both simultaneously.
                    104: .Ee

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