How to set up an email autoreply (a.k.a. vacation message)

There are two methods, depending on whether or not you do spam filtering

No spam filtering

1. From command prompt on a cslab system (ssh to cs.toronto.edu, or “that black box”) run the vacation program with the “start” option. That is type
   
   vacationmessage start
   
   
   

2. Edit the generic message by typing

   
   pico .vacation.msg
   
   Note there is a period before the filename ( [dot] vacation [dot] msg )

   
   

3. Save your customized message ( Ctrl - X in pico )