Re: Auto reply hits a auto reply

Nitai,

Yes,

Post.Office retains this information in a separate database here:

/var/spool/post.office/config/AutoReply-Handler

It will retain the users who sent mail to you until you specifically turn
off the auto reply message (and then receive an email).  At that point the
data will be eliminated.  It will not get wiped out even a year down the
line, depending on what happens to the database when a Post.Office upgrade
occurs.

--Eric


on 1/23/03 11:37 PM, Nitai @ ComputerOil at nitai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> I have read the manual before posting the message. But I don't want to send
> only a one time message to an account.
> 
> Lets see it from this point. I get a message, say from you at
> "posessed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". We exchange some messages and that is
> fine, no need for a auto-reply each time you mail me.
> 
> But, what about if you contact me again in 2 month or so? Is the address
> then still saved in the internal db of PO not to auto-reply to you?
> 
> Maybe I misunderstand this feature.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Nitai Aventaggiato
> CEO
> 
> On 23.1.2003 10:18 PM, "Bear Weiter" <posessed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Set the auto-reply to vacation, not reply. Here's what the manual says about
>> that:
>> 
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> 
>> 5.3.6 Automatic Reply Information
>> 
>> As discussed in Section 5.1.1, all accounts have an optional auto-reply
>> facility that can be used to automatically send information to all users who
>> send messages to an account. The three available modes of auto-reply are the
>> following:
>> 
>> * Vacation is used when the account's user is on vacation or otherwise
>> temporarily unavailable. Anyone who sends any quantity of mail to the
>> account while this feature is activated will get the account's Reply Message
>> only once.
>> * Reply will send the account's Reply Message to anyone who sends a
>> message to the account, and will do so every time mail arrives for the
>> account. This feature mode can be used to provide automated information,
>> such as a sales brochure or help information.
>> * Echo is the same as Reply, but it includes a copy of the original message
>> as a MIME attachment along with the information in the Reply Message.
>> 
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> 
>> --Bear
>> _____________________________________________
>> Bear Weiter | Wombat Interactive
>> Minneapolis
>> bear@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> phone:612.343.2034
>> www.WombatInteractive.com
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