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Diffstat (limited to 'src/aliases.0')
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1 files changed, 21 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/src/aliases.0 b/src/aliases.0 index cfdbe17e860a..ba855d4807e9 100644 --- a/src/aliases.0 +++ b/src/aliases.0 @@ -2,45 +2,45 @@ ALIASES(5) ALIASES(5) -NNAAMMEE +[1mNAME[0m aliases - aliases file for sendmail -SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS - aalliiaasseess +[1mSYNOPSIS[0m + [1maliases[0m -DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN +[1mDESCRIPTION[0m This file describes user ID aliases used by sendmail. The file resides in /etc/mail and is formatted as a series of lines of the form name: addr_1, addr_2, addr_3, . . . - The _n_a_m_e is the name to alias, and the _a_d_d_r___n are the aliases for that - name. _a_d_d_r___n can be another alias, a local username, a local filename, + The [4mname[24m is the name to alias, and the [4maddr_n[24m are the aliases for that + name. [4maddr_n[24m can be another alias, a local username, a local filename, a command, an include file, or an external address. - LLooccaall UUsseerrnnaammee + [1mLocal Username[0m username The username must be available via getpwnam(3). - LLooccaall FFiilleennaammee + [1mLocal Filename[0m /path/name Messages are appended to the file specified by the full pathname (starting with a slash (/)) - CCoommmmaanndd + [1mCommand[0m |command A command starts with a pipe symbol (|), it receives messages via standard input. - IInncclluuddee FFiillee + [1mInclude File[0m :include: /path/name - The aliases in pathname are added to the aliases for _n_a_m_e_. + The aliases in pathname are added to the aliases for [4mname.[0m - EE--MMaaiill AAddddrreessss + [1mE-Mail Address[0m user@domain An e-mail address in RFC 822 format. @@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN Aliasing occurs only on local names. Loops can not occur, since no message will be sent to any person more than once. - If an alias is found for _n_a_m_e, sendmail then checks for an alias for - _o_w_n_e_r_-_n_a_m_e. If it is found and the result of the lookup expands to a + If an alias is found for [4mname[24m, sendmail then checks for an alias for + [4mowner-name[24m. If it is found and the result of the lookup expands to a single address, the envelope sender address of the message is rewritten to that address. If it is found and the result expands to more than - one address, the envelope sender address is changed to _o_w_n_e_r_-_n_a_m_e. + one address, the envelope sender address is changed to [4mowner-name[24m. After aliasing has been done, local and valid recipients who have a ``.forward'' file in their home directory have messages forwarded to @@ -67,22 +67,22 @@ DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN program newaliases(1). A newaliases command should be executed each time the aliases file is changed for the change to take effect. -SSEEEE AALLSSOO +[1mSEE ALSO[0m newaliases(1), dbm(3), dbopen(3), db_open(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_. + [4mSENDMAIL[24m [4mInstallation[24m [4mand[24m [4mOperation[24m [4mGuide.[0m - _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_. + [4mSENDMAIL[24m [4mAn[24m [4mInternetwork[24m [4mMail[24m [4mRouter.[0m -BBUUGGSS +[1mBUGS[0m 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 continuation alias. -HHIISSTTOORRYY - The aalliiaasseess file format appeared in 4.0BSD. +[1mHISTORY[0m + The [1maliases [22mfile format appeared in 4.0BSD. |