Corporate
Autoresponder Template ReadMe
October 5, 1996
Copyright 1996, StarNine Technologies, Inc. All
rights reserved.
What is a corporate autoresponder?
A corporate autoresponder is a typical infobot or autoresponder
for any large organization. It sends an automatic reply to the
sender, and forwards the original message off to somewhere else. This
kind of service typically handles the mail for accounts like
info@yourhost.com, help@yourhost.com, or support@yourhost.com.
How do I use it?
The corporate autoresponder requires no maintenence or upkeep.
Installation...
To make a new corporate autoresponder, take the following steps:
- If you haven't already, read about
importing
templates
- Launch the ListSTAR Server
- Choose "New Corporate Autoresponder..." from the "Scripts"
menu
- At the prompt for the address and display name of "Corporate
Autoresponder", enter information for the account you want this
service to monitor.
- Enter the address where mail to this account should be
forwarded. This address is automatically entered into the
"Corporate Autoresponder List" address list if it doesn't already
exist there. You can add more addresses to this address list
later.
- At the prompt for the listmaster's email address, enter the
address where mailer-daemon mail and error messages should be
sent. This address is automatically entered into the "Listmaster
Address" address list if it doesn't already exist there.
- At this point ListSTAR will be busy for a few moments as it
duplicates files and imports them into ListSTAR. If your Services
window is open, you will see "Corporate Autoresponder", appear in
alphabetical order. When this is finished, a dialog will appear
reporting exactly how many services, address lists, and
AppleScripts were created.
- The new template is now created. You should rename the new
services and address lists. In most cases, you can just replace
"Corporate Autoresponder" with "Your List Name" as appropriate.
The names are not themselves important; it is just important that
the names are unique and easily identifiable.
Requirements...
- AppleScript, as well as the scriptable Finder. (An install of
System 7.5 or later guarantees compatibility, although System 7
Pro may work as well.)
- Version 1.1 of ListSTAR or later.
Support Issues...
Questions or problem reports for these services should be reported
to
liststar-talk@starnine.com