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- ALIASES(5) UNIX Programmer's Manual ALIASES(5)
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- NNAAMMEE
- aliases - aliases file for sendmail
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- SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
- //uussrr//lliibb//aalliiaasseess
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- DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
- This file describes user id aliases used by
- /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_s_e_n_d_m_a_i_l. It is formatted as a series of lines of
- the form
- name: name_1, name2, name_3, . . .
- The _n_a_m_e is the name to alias, and the _n_a_m_e__n are the
- aliases for that name. Lines beginning with white space are
- continuation lines. Lines beginning with `#' are comments.
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- Aliasing occurs only on local names. Loops can not occur,
- since no message will be sent to any person more than once.
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- After aliasing has been done, local and valid recipients who
- have a ``.forward'' file in their home directory have mes-
- sages forwarded to the list of users defined in that file.
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- This is only the raw data file; the actual aliasing informa-
- tion is placed into a binary format in the files
- /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_a_l_i_a_s_e_s._d_i_r and /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_a_l_i_a_s_e_s._p_a_g using the pro-
- gram _n_e_w_a_l_i_a_s_e_s(1). A _n_e_w_a_l_i_a_s_e_s command should be executed
- each time the aliases file is changed for the change to take
- effect.
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- SSEEEE AALLSSOO
- newaliases(1), dbm(3X), sendmail(8)
- SENDMAIL Installation and Operation Guide.
- SENDMAIL An Internetwork Mail Router.
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- BBUUGGSS
- Because of restrictions in _d_b_m(3X) a single alias cannot
- contain more than about 1000 bytes of information. You can
- get longer aliases by ``chaining''; that is, make the last
- name in the alias be a dummy name which is a continuation
- alias.
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- Printed 6/5/90 October 25, 1988 1
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