Re: [SM-USERS] SquirrelMail with AutoRespond

[Rob Tanner]

Gabriel, A client based auto-responder requires the client to be up and running and so any plugin that might generate such a message requires that the user be logged in.  The kind of auto-response or "vacation" message you're user is asking about is something that is generated at mail delivery.  One obvious method is to use the vacation program which sets up a '.forward' file in the user's home directory which pipes messages through an auto-responder.  That, or course. requires that the user have a shell account on the delivery server and not just on the machine where you're running SM (unless, of course, they are one in the same machines).  Another option, if you're imap server is Cyrus-imap, is to use sieve.  It's a filtering program built into the imap server which can presort as well as respond with a vacation style message.  There is a php webapp called Smartsieve which users can use to set up sieve filters or, if the minimal programming skills required to understand the filters is beyond the ken of your users, you can write a dumbed down version, which is what I did. -- Rob On 02/22/2006 10:11 AM, Gabriel Lai wrote: Hello all, I have installed SM on my Linux Machine. It's running fine. However, I have a query whether can I integrate Autoresponder into SquirrelMail. If my client is away from the office, they can configure themselves for the auto respond. When someone sends email to them, the sender will receive an autorespond from the specific email client. Please advice Gabriel -- Rob Tanner UNIX Services Manager Linfield College, McMinnville OR