goutam baul uelsuucjgycesccoin im running courier squirrelmail appreciatd advice setup notice office case written php script following 1 asks user date date message effective 2 asks text message 3 stores information mysql table daily midnight cron job scans database users system date matches date following 1 creates file named vacationtxt maildir folder user concerned content stored database 2 creates mailfilter file maildir folder user concerned content 3 files owned virtual user cc mailbot vacationtxt usrsbinsendmail done vacation message starts getting generated please note 1 signs mentioned thing need type signs used 2 messages user receives vacation message generated cron job mentioned removing vacationtxt file mailfilter file users system date date 1 hope concept clear may google mailbot details regards goutam thu 07 aug 2008 094523 0530 office vacation message