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author | Andreas Beckmann <debian@abeckmann.de> | 2012-10-01 19:58:36 +0200 |
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committer | Andreas Beckmann <debian@abeckmann.de> | 2012-10-01 19:58:36 +0200 |
commit | 6c193ce1dd1d07ebdc1372e38bc4908ab1c37705 (patch) | |
tree | 3dfb801c5b92bf817d0417afd1b3637a59f689fa /src/aliases.0 | |
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diff --git a/src/aliases.0 b/src/aliases.0 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..aa88a57 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/aliases.0 @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +ALIASES(5) BSD Programmer's Manual ALIASES(5) + +NNAAMMEE + aalliiaasseess - aliases file for sendmail + +SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS + aalliiaasseess + +DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN + This file describes user ID aliases used by _/_u_s_r_/_s_b_i_n_/_s_e_n_d_m_a_i_l. The file + resides in _/_e_t_c and 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. + + Aliasing occurs only on local names. Loops can not occur, since no mes- + sage will be sent to any person more than once. + + After aliasing has been done, local and valid recipients who have a + ``_._f_o_r_w_a_r_d'' file in their home directory have messages forwarded to the + list of users defined in that file. + + This is only the raw data file; the actual aliasing information is placed + into a binary format in the file _/_e_t_c_/_a_l_i_a_s_e_s_._d_b using the program + newaliases(1). A newaliases command should be executed each time the + aliases file is changed for the change to take effect. + +SSEEEE AALLSSOO + newaliases(1), dbopen(3), dbm(3), sendmail(8) + + _S_E_N_D_M_A_I_L _I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n _a_n_d _O_p_e_r_a_t_i_o_n _G_u_i_d_e. + + _S_E_N_D_M_A_I_L _A_n _I_n_t_e_r_n_e_t_w_o_r_k _M_a_i_l _R_o_u_t_e_r. + +BBUUGGSS + If you have compiled sendmail with DBM support instead of NEWDB, you may + have encountered problems in dbm(3) restricting a single alias to 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 con- + tinuation alias. + +HHIISSTTOORRYY + The aalliiaasseess file format appeared in 4.0BSD. + +4th Berkeley Distribution December 11, 1993 1 |