Hello,

I am running a redhat 7.1 server using sendmail.
How can I set up autoresponders for certain emails?

Thanks for help for a newbie


Joachim

create a .forward file in the user root directory there you can write forwarding commands and create forwarders.

example

support, support@example.com, example@hotmail.com

will forward email sent to support@domainname.com to support@example.com and example@hotmail.com

:)

Hello,

I don´t want a forwarder but an automatic email as answer.
I thought .forward files are used by procmail?

joachim

What mail server are you using? Qmail? Sendmail?

yes, sendmail

.forward files work with sendmail.

mmh, yes, and what should I write into the file ?

joachim

Hi joachim,

If my understanding is right, autoresponder is a local issue with procmail rather than the MTA [which in your case is sendmail]

Have a look at

http://www.herring.org/tips/procmail/autoresp.txt

and also

http://www.knowplace.org/infobot.html

Pls let me know your results

Thanks
Balaji