Responding to fbackup request

[Peter Gillis]

Hi. (ux11.11v1.)
Would anyone be able to suggest a method for reponding to an fbackup request: mount tape 2 for backup to continue to end y/n?
The job is setup to automatically run overnight. I have managed to work out sending an automated message to operators to load a second tape, but how can I make it really simple for them to reply to the actual message.
Lotsa points around.
thanks you in advance for ideas.
Maria

[Reshma Malusare · Accepted solution]

Hi Maria,
I think,Simple way to reply messages.

1.The fastmail command is a simple interface to the mail system that allows you to send a message without the overhead of an interactive mailer. It is particularly efficient in batch-processing mail to very large groups of people.All addresses should be full e-mail addresses, sendmail aliases in the /etc/mail/aliases file, or local login names.
Check following link:
http://docs.hp.com/en/B9106-90007/fastmail.1.html
2. You can also go for elm.
The elm program is a screen-oriented electronic mail processing system. It supports the industry-wide MIME standard for nontext mail, a special forms message and forms reply mechanism, and an easy-to-use alias system for individuals and groups. elm operates in three principal modes:

Interactive mode, running as an interactive mail interface program. (First syntax.)

Message mode, sending a single interactive message to a list of mail addresses from a shell command line. (Second syntax.)

File mode, sending a file or command output to a list of mail addresses via a command-line pipe or redirection. (Second syntax.)
Check following link:

http://docs.hp.com/en/B9106-90007/elm.1.html

3.mailx

mailx provides a comfortable, flexible environment for sending and receiving messages electronically. When reading mail, mailx provides commands to facilitate saving, deleting, and responding to messages. When sending mail, mailx allows editing, reviewing and other modification of the message as it is created.

Check the following link:
http://docs.hp.com/en/B9106-90007/mailx.1.html

Regards,
Reshma