Hi all,
I'm running postfix-2.3.3-2, openldap-2.3.27-8, and dovecot-1.0-1.2 with RHEL-5.1. Also i'm using procmailrc agent for Vacation reply purpose. But for some of the dependies I have changed the total setup to virtual concept. Where the users will not present at os level. Ldap will have the users entries where postfix and dovecot will depend on ldap fpr userinformations. In this case I don't know how my vacation reply is going to work. Usually for vacation reply the .procmailrc file will present in users home directory with permissions:
-rwx------ 1 master master 4430 Jul 15 20:11 /home/master/.procmailrc
And to enable it user has to send message to himself with subject:
password vacation on
Body: Msg that user need to send for those who trying to send mail to him/her as auto reply.
But this is my old scenario. I just want to know how to enable the vacation reply in case of virtual concept. For clearance i'm attaching my main.cf file and sample entries of user in ldap.
Any Suggesions are most welcome.
-Hari.

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main.cf

# postconf -n
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_maps = ldap:accountsmap ldap:aliases
command_directory = /usr/sbin
config_directory = /etc/postfix
daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
debug_peer_level = 2
html_directory = no
inet_interfaces = all
local_recipient_maps = ldap:aliases
mail_owner = postfix
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq.postfix
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost, $mydomain
mydomain = example.com
myhostname = DIDEL_TCILS_MAIL01.example.com
mynetworks = 192.168.117.0/24, 127.0.0.0/8
myorigin = $mydomain
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix
queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.3.3/README_FILES
relay_domains = $mydestination
relayhost = $mydomain
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.3.3/samples
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix
setgid_group = postdrop
transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport
unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
virtual_gid_maps = static:102
virtual_mailbox_base = /var/spool/mail
virtual_mailbox_maps = ldap:accounts
virtual_minimum_uid = 102
virtual_transport = virtual
virtual_uid_maps = static:102


In /etc/postfix/transport
example.com virtual:

one of the sample entries in ldap


# anil, Telemedicine, example.com
dn: cn=anil,ou=Telemedicine,dc=example,dc=com
objectClass: posixAccount
objectClass: qmailUser
objectClass: inetOrgPerson
cn: anil
sn: kumble
uid: anil
uidNumber: 1229
gidNumber: 2244
description: Telemedicine dept member
mail: anil@example.com
mailQuota: 22000S
homeDirectory: /var/vhome/mail/anil
mailMessageStore: /var/spool/mail
accountStatus: active
telephoneNumber: 9294798985

You can use dovecot's delivery agent (called deliver, I think). deliver can send vacation messages through sieve. The difficult part is giving virtual users an interface to it. I use pysieved and the avelsieve plugin to squirrelmail.

Hi friend,
Sorry for the late response.
Also Thankyou for your valuable reply.
The method of seive with dovecot is ok. But as per my user requirements the vacation reply msgs control should be with them. Means whenever they want thay should able to active or deactive the vacation reply procees. And they can able set the vacation msg in their style.
I know it's possible using squirrelmail plugin. But also it requires FTP. Also I want to know in detail about how to configure it with FTP. If you know can you please share with me? Also if you know any other method of this pl share the docs.

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Thanks a lot,
-Hari.

This is the plugin I mentioned. It does not require ftp.

[Edit] Also, see here and here.