Re: [cobalt-users] How can one create autorespondres?

[Gerald Young <me@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 7 Nov 2001 19:45:18 -0500
"Gil Bechtel" <gil@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> what is procmail?
> 
> What do I physically do to create autoresponders
> *not* including that vacation messaging. It's pathetic
> that there is no support on such a simple feature
> unix servers have used for years
> 
> Thanks
> 
> I am also trying to get this done, I have followed the few examples that I
> have found but still no luck. This is what I have...
> 
> .procmailrc
> 
> --------
> SHELL=/bin/sh
> LOGFILE=$HOME/.procmail-log
> VERBOSE=off
> 
> :0 hc
> * ^TOabuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> * !^FROM_DAEMON
> * !^X-Loop: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>   | (formail -rtb -I"Precedence: junk" \
>      -I"From: <abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx>" \
>      -A"X-Loop: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx"; \
>      cat $HOME/ars/abuse.txt \
>      ) | $SENDMAIL -oi -t
> :0 A:
> $DEFAULT
> ---------
> 
> .forward
> --------
> "|IFS=' ' && exec /usr/bin/procmail -f- || exit 75 #ar001"
> -------
> 
> I have checked the permissions, the .procmailrc and .forward where both done
> via telnet not FTP. i'm just not getting anything back also when I do a
> top -s is procmail supposed to be running? and if so how do I start it? I
> type procmail at the prompt and it just sits there, Ctrl-C and I get an
> error "procmail: Terminating prematurely" I am trying to accomplish this on
> a RaQ2 with procmail v3.10
> 
> Any pointers??

Hi Ctrl-c will kill the process sounds like you have it running to make it run in the background append & eg
procmail &
this will let it run in the background and not your terminal screen then you will still have a prompt and can run top or ps 
b w Gerald Y

> 
> Thanks
> Gil
> 
> Gil Bechtel
> 
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