AUTOREPLY(1L)                                       AUTOREPLY(1L)


NAME
       autoreply - Automatic mail reply system

SYNOPSIS
       autoreply
       autoreply off
       autoreply filename


DESCRIPTION
       Autoreply is a part of The Elm Mail System and is designed
       to enable users to easily set up an automatic response  to
       all  mail  they receive.  This is typically during a vaca-
       tion or some other period of time that  the  user  is  not
       available  to  reply  to  mail  (although  some people get
       enough mail that they have it permanently running to  sim-
       ply send an "ack" to each message)

       The  system is quite easy to use...  You can type "autore-
       ply" and be informed of your current status in the  system
       (on  or off), or "autoreply off" will turn your autoreply-
       ing off.

       To add yourself to the system, you need merely to  compose
       a  form response in a file somewhere, then type "autoreply
       file" where file is the name of the file.

SPECIAL NOTE
       For this to function correctly, the  program  "arepdaemon"
       must  be  running as a daemon in background.  This program
       automatically checks all the currently enrolled users  for
       new mail in their mailboxes...

AUTHOR
       Elm Development Group

SEE ALSO
       The Elm Users Guide

       elm(1L), mail(1), mailx(1)

BUGS
       Unfortunately,  this  program  isn't  too  brilliant about
       identifying mail that shouldn't be responded to (like mail
       from other daemons, or your mother) but that's a more gen-
       eral problem anyway.

       Also, occasionally a user will remove themselves from  the
       autoreply system and the system won't turn their autoreply
       off.  This is a problem that hasn't been solved yet (obvi-
       ously  since it's in the "bugs" section!!) and any further
       information would be appreciated!





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AUTOREPLY(1L)                                       AUTOREPLY(1L)


BUG REPORTS TO
       Syd Weinstein  elm@DSI.COM    (dsinc!elm)

COPYRIGHTS
       Copyright 1988-1992 by The USENET Community Trust
       Derived from Elm 2.0,  Copyright 1986, 1987 by Dave Taylor



















































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