[sork] Vacation Portal Block

[Eric Jon Rostetter]

Quoting Chris <cjdl01 at brokensolstice.com>:

> But, are you aware that the forwards portal block shows itself as  
> active when the vacation mode is set? I am assuming this is "normal"?

It is normal when forwards and vacations are set to use a shared backend
that doesn't distinquish forwards from vacation notices (like the
dotforward backend driver).  Some drivers do not display this issue,
while some do.

> It shows "|/usr/bin/vacation emailaddr", which is going to look a  
> bit strange to a normal user. Maybe if it said something like  
> "Forwards is disabled while vacation is on", it might be more  
> instructive. Not a complaint, just a thought.

Seems reasonable and possible.  Maybe open a enhancement ticket for this?

> Thanks again.
>
> -Chris

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Eric Rostetter
The Department of Physics
The University of Texas at Austin

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