vacation(1)              USER COMMANDS                vacation(1)



NAME
     vacation - automatically respond to incoming mail messages.

SYNOPSIS
     vacation [-l logfile] [-m mailfile] [-M canned_msg_file] [-F
     failsafe]

DESCRIPTION
     When a new mail message  arrives,  the  mail  command  first
     checks if the recipient's mailbox indicates that the message
     is to be forwarded elsewhere (to some other recipient or  as
     the input to some command).  vacation is used to set up for-
     warding on the user's mailbox so that  the  new  message  is
     saved  into  an alternative mailbox and a canned response is
     sent to the message's originator.

     Command-line options are:

     -l logfile  File to keep track  of  which  originators  have
                 already seen the canned response.  If not speci-
                 fied, it defaults to $HOME/.maillog.
     -m mailfile Alternate mailbox to save new messages into.  If
                 not specified, it defaults to $HOME/.mailfile.
     -M canned_msg_file
                 File to send back as the  canned  response.   If
                 canned_msg_file is not specified, it defaults to
                 /usr/lib/mail/stdvacmsg, which contains:
                  Subject: AUTOANSWERED!!!

                  I am on vacation. I will read (and answer if necessary)
                  your e-mail message when I return.

                  This message was generated automatically and you will
                  receive it only once, although all messages you send
                  me while I am away WILL be saved.

     -F failsafe If mail has troubles delivering to the  mailfile
                 specified,  it  may  optionally  be forwarded to
                 another login id  (failsafe)  instead  of  being
                 returned to the sender.

     -d          The log file will have the day's date appended.

     To remove the vacation functionality, use
                 mail -F ""

FILES
     /tmp/notif*                   temporary file
     /usr/share/lib/mail/stdvacmsg
                                   default canned response
     /var/mail/*                   users' standard mailboxes
     /usr/lib/mail/vacation2       program  that  actually  sends



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vacation(1)              USER COMMANDS                vacation(1)



                                   back the canned response

SEE ALSO
     mail(1)
     User's Guide.

NOTES
     Because vacation uses the ``Forward to  |command''  facility
     of   mail  to  implement  notifications,  /var/mail/username
     should not be specified as the place to  put  newly  arrived
     messages  via  the  -m  invocation option.  The mail command
     uses /var/mail/username to hold  either  mail  messages,  or
     indications of mail forwarding, but not both simultaneously.










































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