autoresponder is a simple email receptionist; it replies to any mail messages it receives on STDIN with the response you specify in the command-line arguments. Designed for insertion into a .forward or .qmail file. Configured entirely through the command line on each invocation, you can specify the from, cc, bcc, and errors-to addresses for the reply, the file containing the response text, and whether or not the original message should be attached to the reply. Requires Perl CPAN modules MIME::Parser, MIME::Base64, and Getopt::Long, plus any of the ancestor modules from which they may be subclassed, plus any additional modules they need themselves. For more information, use the source, Luke! And don't throw things at me, please. I've found this useful because I got tired of sending the same bloody response to hundreds of lame messages sent to a generic address I handle. Now this replies with that message, and with a pointer to a *real* person if needed. There is a mailing list for announcements and discussions about the package. It's a Majordomo-managed list, so to join send the word 'subscribe' in a message to . The entire autoresponder package is copyright 2000 by MeepZor Consulting, and is licenced according to the MeepZor Public Licence, found on the Web at . KNOWN BUGS: MIME::Parser tends to leave its working files around. Use of the --work-dir option and a cron job should take care of this until I get a *real* solution. If you have questions, complaints, or suggestions, send them to . Enjoy! I hope this makes life at least a tiny bit simpler for you..