Vacation/Auto Reply Messages
Unlike postal mail, you can retrieve email from basically anywhere in the world at any time. But if you're leaving for break and won't be able to log in, you may wish to post a "Vacation" message. A vacation message is a brief personal message that will automatically be sent to anyone who sends an email to your account while you are gone.
To create a vacation message AUTOMATICALLY, visit http://www.westga.edu/vacation/ and follow the instructions.
If you have problems using the service above, you may wish to create your vacation message per the instructions below.
To Create A Vacation Message:
Log in via SSH.
- Type in "vacation".
- A suggested message will appear. Edit the message as you wish.
- Press CTRL and X to exit and save the message.
- You will be asked if you wish to see the message and again if you wish to edit the message. Answering "N" for NO to the edit question will end editing.
- A new question will appear asking if you wish to enable the vacation feature. Enter "Y".
To Remove A Vacation Message:
- Log in via SSH.
- Type in "vacation".
- A message will appear indicating that you have an active vacation message and a prompt will ask if you would like to see it. Answering Y for Yes will display the message, answering N for No will move to the next question.
- You will then be asked if you would like to edit the message. Answering Y for Yes will display the message for editing, answering N for No will move to the next question.
- A new message will appear indicating that you have an active vacation message and would you like to disable it. Enter "Y".