Who Offers Autoreply with File Attachment?

mailhunter · 20 Oct 2004, 05:58 AM

I used to have "You've Got Post" email account before they went offline. One thing I really liked about that service was that I could set up an autoreply to send back a file attachment.

Does anyone know any other email services that offer the ability to attach a file to an autoreply?

Or, if not, the brand of server software "You've Got Post" used?

FMRocks · 20 Oct 2004, 06:01 AM

I don't know of any such services, but I would be curious as to why you would want to send an attachment in an auto-reply.

xbot · 20 Oct 2004, 06:08 AM

Yeah, it seems upsetting to the delicate balance of stopping abuse and use for legitimate purposes. There is more chance for people to abuse this then there is legitimate use.

Killer · 20 Oct 2004, 08:59 AM

An autoreply is just a small text indicating the recipent recieved the mail or read it. It shouldn't include any attachments that might cause a jam in someone's mailbox.

mailhunter · 20 Oct 2004, 03:14 PM

Judging from the response, it would seem that this feature is not common. I thought it was a very useful feature when I used Youvegotpost. When I was away on vacation I set it up to auroreply to that effect, and attached an animated gif of a beach scene to the message. The people who got that graphic autoreply asked me how I set that up and if they could do that also - so they seemed to like the idea.

I was under the impression that virtually every modern email service can handle file attachments, and the few that don't support them simply refuse the message.

It seems a lot of people have their own preferences of what email "should" be for everyone else. Maybe limit all mail to simple text messages only and ban attachments, HTML, graphics, and everything else. I would have probably agreed with that back when I was using an ancient computer, and getting a mail composed as a HTML webpage would crash that PC. But today, with a new computer, I'd rather explore all the possibilities. If trying out a new feature somehow causes problems then I'll fix it and adapt.

Thanks for the reply. If no one knows of any autoresponders, then I can continue to search myself - there are bound to be email services offering that feature, though maybe not with a 1GB box as well.

SAS · 20 Oct 2004, 03:22 PM

Try eeism . It seems to be the same setup as youvegotpost was. It looks like they may have what you are looking for.

xmailer · 21 Oct 2004, 04:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mailhunter
It seems a lot of people have their own preferences of what email "should" be for everyone else. Maybe limit all mail to simple text messages only and ban attachments, HTML, graphics, and everything else. I would have probably agreed with that back when I was using an ancient computer, and getting a mail composed as a HTML webpage would crash that PC. But today, with a new computer, I'd rather explore all the possibilities. If trying out a new feature somehow causes problems then I'll fix it and adapt.

While I don't personally care for overly "fancy" messages, such as those I've received from those few people who have flooded my inbox with incredi-mail messages until it was all I could do to keep enough free space in my box for new messages on a daily basis, that's just my personal preference, and I agree that the "moral" undertones about what email "should" be for "everyone else" do get to be a bit "much" around here sometimes. I say to each his or her own....to coin a cliche.

mailhunter · 21 Oct 2004, 06:56 AM

I did some checking around and found out some interesting things.

The YouveGotPost service was using mail server software by Gossamer Mail. This software not only allows attachments (usually only very small ones) to autoreplies, but it also gives administrators full access to see everyone's passwords and read everyone's mail. I wonder if this is a common "feature" of mail server software?

Quote:

Admin Features
Browse Email - You can view any users email from the admin if you choose. You also can move/delete messages, as well as move email to another user account.

The YPG admin was in fact caught doing just that, and the mail service was taken down by a spamming attack launched by irate NeoWin members back in June. Now at least I know why YGP was shuttered.

(Also Eeism is an interesting "religion")

kaptitsky · 22 Oct 2004, 08:49 AM

You can do this trick with Communigate Pro, but the attachment has to be in MIME format in the rule creation window.

For CGP systems with rules enabled, you can search the board.

20 Oct 2004, 05:58 AM	#1
mailhunter Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 18	Who Offers Autoreply with File Attachment? I used to have "You've Got Post" email account before they went offline. One thing I really liked about that service was that I could set up an autoreply to send back a file attachment. Does anyone know any other email services that offer the ability to attach a file to an autoreply? Or, if not, the brand of server software "You've Got Post" used?

20 Oct 2004, 06:01 AM	#2
FMRocks The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: FM does NOT refer to Fastmail (anymore). Posts: 4,034	I don't know of any such services, but I would be curious as to why you would want to send an attachment in an auto-reply.

20 Oct 2004, 06:08 AM	#3
xbot Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 922 Representative of: xxos.us	Yeah, it seems upsetting to the delicate balance of stopping abuse and use for legitimate purposes. There is more chance for people to abuse this then there is legitimate use.

20 Oct 2004, 08:59 AM	#4
Killer Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,762 Representative of: Killer.kkk.sg	An autoreply is just a small text indicating the recipent recieved the mail or read it. It shouldn't include any attachments that might cause a jam in someone's mailbox.

20 Oct 2004, 03:14 PM	#5
mailhunter Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 18	Judging from the response, it would seem that this feature is not common. I thought it was a very useful feature when I used Youvegotpost. When I was away on vacation I set it up to auroreply to that effect, and attached an animated gif of a beach scene to the message. The people who got that graphic autoreply asked me how I set that up and if they could do that also - so they seemed to like the idea. I was under the impression that virtually every modern email service can handle file attachments, and the few that don't support them simply refuse the message. It seems a lot of people have their own preferences of what email "should" be for everyone else. Maybe limit all mail to simple text messages only and ban attachments, HTML, graphics, and everything else. I would have probably agreed with that back when I was using an ancient computer, and getting a mail composed as a HTML webpage would crash that PC. But today, with a new computer, I'd rather explore all the possibilities. If trying out a new feature somehow causes problems then I'll fix it and adapt. Thanks for the reply. If no one knows of any autoresponders, then I can continue to search myself - there are bound to be email services offering that feature, though maybe not with a 1GB box as well.

20 Oct 2004, 03:22 PM	#6
SAS Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: USA Posts: 736	Try eeism . It seems to be the same setup as youvegotpost was. It looks like they may have what you are looking for.

22 Oct 2004, 08:49 AM	#9
kaptitsky The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,186	You can do this trick with Communigate Pro, but the attachment has to be in MIME format in the rule creation window. For CGP systems with rules enabled, you can search the board.