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| author |  John Kohl <jtkohl@mit.edu> | 1988-08-23 06:55:16 +0000 |
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| committer | John Kohl <jtkohl@mit.edu> | 1988-08-23 06:55:16 +0000 |
| commit | 90a236d2d5c57b4fa8979c32ada83609c6369ece (patch) | |
| tree | f6d380b24de06a98ca81d6f969329ce28d88c52b /clients/zaway | |
| parent | 79d06d0d79bcaa0377f1537d7b038dd3143815c4 (diff) | |
be explicit about the purpose of zaway
Diffstat (limited to 'clients/zaway')
| -rw-r--r-- | clients/zaway/zaway.1 | 19 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/clients/zaway/zaway.1 b/clients/zaway/zaway.1 index db1799a..32bd00b 100644 --- a/clients/zaway/zaway.1 +++ b/clients/zaway/zaway.1 @@ -18,14 +18,23 @@ zaway \- tell other people that you aren't around .I file ] .SH DESCRIPTION -.I Zaway +.I zaway provides a way for you to automatically send replies when other people contact you using -.I zwrite(1). Zaway +.I zwrite(1). zaway subscribes itself to class "MESSAGE", instance "*", so that it can monitor your incoming messages. It does not affect the operation of any -of client receiving messages. -.I Zaway +other client receiving messages. +.I zaway +is typically run when you are leaving your terminal or display +temporarily. +.I zaway +usually never exits; when you return to your terminal you should type +the interrupt character (usually ^C) in order to make +.I zaway +exit. +.PP +.I zaway uses a message file (which defaults to $HOME/.away) to describe what reponses should be sent to which senders. The general format of this file @@ -48,10 +57,12 @@ only be sent if the user name has not matched yet. .PP If no file is specified, and no default file can be found, the following message is returned: +.sp .in +5 I'm sorry, but I am currently away from the terminal and am not able to receive your message. .in -5 +.sp If a user name does not match any of those listed in the file, and no "*" or "%" field is specified, no return message is sent. All messages are preceded by the line "Automated reply:". |