You want the version written by Peter Samuel, which you can find a link to
on www.qmail.org.
> Hi,
>
> Let me preface this with the statement that I'm a Linux/qmail
> beginner...
>
> With that it in mind, I have successfuly set up qmail,
> including virtual
> hosting on my Redhat 6 (Intel) box. I've been trying to set up an
> auto-responder, and have learned about the vacation program.
> I installed
> "vacation" program written by a fellow named "Igor" (available here:
> <http://nutria.life.uiuc.edu/igorl/ISL/programs/past.html>) which is
> apparently based on the original vacation program (with which
> I have no
> experience).
>
> So, I set up my .qmail file to look something like this:
>
> -------
> |preline /usr/var/local/vacation ted
> &ttl
> -------
> Normally, since this is a virtual host .qmail file, it
> consists only of the
> forward, to the real account "ttl" (and that part works fine).
>
> Unfortunately, it doesn't work. It's apparently getting hung
> up in the
> vacation program, since I don't get the mail either. I don't
> know where any
> error msgs might be appearing, so I'm stuck.
>
> btw, running vacation from the command line works (at least
> to the extent
> that it creates the vacation.msg file, and the .forward file,
> which I don't
> use)
>
> Should I be using a different auto-responder? Or, should this
> be working?
>
> thanks very much for any help you can provide!
>
> -ted
>
