autoreply

     NAME
          autoreply - Automatic mail reply system

     SYNOPSIS
          autoreply
          autoreply off
          autoreply filename

     DESCRIPTION
          Autoreply is a part of The Elm Mail System and is designed
          to enable users to easily set up an automatic response to
          all mail they receive.  This is typically during a vacation
          or some other period of time that the user is not available
          to reply to mail (although some people get enough mail that
          they have it permanently running to simply send an "ack" to
          each message)

          The system is quite easy to use...  You can type "autoreply"
          and be informed of your current status in the system (on or
          off), or "autoreply off" will turn your autoreplying off.

          To add yourself to the system, you need merely to compose a
          form response in a file somewhere, then type "autoreply
          file" where file is the name of the file.

     SPECIAL NOTE
          For this to function correctly, the program "arepdaemon"
          must be running as a daemon in background.  This program
          automatically checks all the currently enrolled users for
          new mail in their mailboxes...

     AUTHOR
          Elm Development Group

     SEE ALSO
          The Elm Users Guide

          elm(1L), mail(1), mailx(1)

     BUGS
          Unfortunately, this program isn't too brilliant about
          identifying mail that shouldn't be responded to (like mail
          from other daemons, or your mother) but that's a more
          general problem anyway.

          Also, occasionally a user will remove themselves from the
          autoreply system and the system won't turn their autoreply
          off.  This is a problem that hasn't been solved yet
          (obviously since it's in the "bugs" section!!) and any
          further information would be appreciated!

     BUG REPORTS TO

          Syd Weinstein  elm@DSI.COM    (dsinc!elm)

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          Derived from Elm 2.0,  Copyright 1986, 1987 by Dave Taylor