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Date:      Sun, 24 Feb 2002 21:12:41 -0800 (PST)
From:      fisp@ccstores.com (FreeBSD isp)
To:        Noah@oopz.com
Cc:        freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   re:sendmail vacation
Message-ID:  <E16fDRJ-0001QP-00@dick.ccstores.com>

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>Subject: sendmail vacation
>Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 20:46:25 -0800
>From: "Noah Davidson" <Noah@oopz.com>
>To: "FreeBSD-ISP List (E-mail)" <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG>

>We have a sendmail server that has about 5000 accounts.  The users do 
>not log in except for a few admins.  I have set the users shells to 
>/sbin/nologin.  I have some users that want auto responders for their 
>email addresses.  I have been using the vacation program in conjunction 
>with the .forward files.  This causes a problem since the vacation 
>program needs a valid shell.  I have allowed logons to those few users.  
>I do not like this approach.  Is there a way to not allow user logins 
>and use vacation.  We are using sendmail 12.2.2

>Thanks
>Noah Davidson

exim can do this. much easier to configure than sendmail too.
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