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VACATION(1)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	      VACATION(1)



NNAAMMEE
     vacation - return ``I am not here'' indication

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
     vvaaccaattiioonn --ii
     vvaaccaattiioonn [ --aa alias ] login

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
     _V_a_c_a_t_i_o_n returns a message to the sender of a message tel-
     ling them that you are currently not reading your mail.  The
     intended use is in a ._f_o_r_w_a_r_d file.  For example, your ._f_o_r_-
     _w_a_r_d file might have:

	  \eric, "|/usr/ucb/vacation -a allman eric"

     which would send messages to you (assuming your login name
     was eric) and reply to any messages for ``eric'' or ``all-
     man''.

     No message will be sent unless _l_o_g_i_n or an _a_l_i_a_s supplied
     using the --aa option is a substring of either the ``To:'' or
     ``Cc:'' headers of the mail.  No messages from ``???-
     REQUEST'', ``Postmaster'', ``UUCP'', ``MAILER'', or
     ``MAILER-DAEMON'' will be replied to, nor is a notification
     sent if a ``Precedence: bulk'' or ``Precedence: junk'' line
     is included in the mail headers.  Only one message per week
     will be sent to each unique sender.  The people who have
     sent you messages are maintained as an _n_d_b_m(3) database in
     the files ._v_a_c_a_t_i_o_n._p_a_g and ._v_a_c_a_t_i_o_n._d_i_r in your home
     directory.

     The --ii flag initializes the vacation database files.  It
     should be used before you modify your ._f_o_r_w_a_r_d file.

     _V_a_c_a_t_i_o_n expects a file ._v_a_c_a_t_i_o_n._m_s_g, in your home direc-
     tory, containing a message to be sent back to each sender.
     It should be an entire message (including headers).  For
     example, it might say:

	  From: eric@ucbmonet.Berkeley.EDU (Eric Allman)
	  Subject: I am on vacation
	  Delivered-By-The-Graces-Of: The Vacation program
	  Precedence: bulk

	  I am on vacation until July 22.  If you have something urgent,
	  please contact Joe Kalash <kalash@ucbingres.Berkeley.EDU>.
	       --eric

     _V_a_c_a_t_i_o_n reads the first line from the standard input for a
     UNIX-style ``From'' line to determine the sender.	_S_e_n_d_-
     _m_a_i_l(8) includes this ``From'' line automatically.




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VACATION(1)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	      VACATION(1)



     Fatal errors, such as calling _v_a_c_a_t_i_o_n with incorrect argu-
     ments, or with non-existent _l_o_g_i_ns, are logged in the system
     log file, using _s_y_s_l_o_g(8).

FFIILLEESS
     ~/.vacation.dir	database file
     ~/.vacation.msg	message to send
     ~/.vacation.pag	database file

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
     sendmail(8), syslog(8)












































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