Subject: Automated Reply...How to setup?

From: STORM <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 3 May 1995 23:51:36 -0700

I have been trying to create an automated reply using:

Pine -I i,r,^X

This sending a reply to a new message (my signature is the auto reply 
message) received.  However, Pine is not recognizing the ^X command.

Is there someway to fix this?  Or is there an easier way to create an 
automated reply/mailbot?

Thanks for your help.

Storm

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From: [email-masked] (David Drum)
Date: 5 May 1995 14:17:12 GMT

STORM ([email-masked]) wrote:

: Or is there an easier way to create an 
: automated reply/mailbot?

install procmail

Contents of .forward:
"|IFS=' ';exec /usr/local/bin/procmail #your userid"

Contents of .procmailrc:
SHELL=/bin/sh
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
:0 h c
* !^FROM_DAEMON
* !^Precedence: junk"
| (formail -r -A"Precedence: junk";\
   cat $HOME/autoresponse) | $SENDMAIL -t

Move your signature file into a file called autoresponse.  That should do it.

Regards,

David
--
"That man has a rare gift for obfuscation." -- ST:DS9

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From: [email-masked] (Intermix Ltd.)
Date: 4 May 1995 19:46:22 -0400

: ...is there an easier way to create an : automated reply/mailbot?

I couldn't find the FAQ file for this group.  I'm desperately seeking 
help on this issue.  The online help files are VERY poorly written and my 
Internet Service Provider is refusing to help on the grounds that "if we 
had to help every individual set this up, we wouldn't have time for 
anything else."  Which may be true, but is awfully lame.  Hasn't =anyone= 
out there taken the time to create a simple menu-driven or 
point-and-click type software for this yet?

Thanks to any and all who respond.

Mike

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From: Udi Motello <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 16 May 1995 13:04:11 +0300

H,

        The doc says that you cant use  -I string  in INSERT mode.

        After pine read your  "r"  it DOES replay and now it is in
	compose screen  - that is, INSERT mode.  In the same way you
	cant locate message have "Hello" in his subject and read it
        by this way:  -I i,wHello,CR,v   The "w" put pine in INSERT
	mode.
    
B,  
 Udi