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ADDENDUM TO MAIL REFERENCE MANUAL
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Version 1.3
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.sh 1 "Distribution groups (aliases)"
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It is possible to create short names, or
.i aliases
for groups of people using the
.b alias
command.  For example, one might give the command
.(l
alias staff dmr ken root
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after which one could mail to
.q "staff"
and have mail sent to
.q "dmr,"
.q "ken,"
and
.q "root."
To print out the aliases that you currently have defined, just type
.(l
alias
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.sh 1 "Startup files"
.pp
Whenever Mail is invoked, it reads the files
.i /usr/lib/Mail.rc
and
.i .mailrc
in the user's home directory in that order.
Commonly, system-wide aliases are defined in
.i /usr/lib/Mail.rc
and personal aliases and
.b set
options are defined in
.i .mailrc .
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	4	ADDENDUM TO MAIL REFERENCE MANUAL
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	8	Version 1.3
	9	.)l
	10	.sp
	11	.sh 1 "Distribution groups (aliases)"
	12	.pp
	13	It is possible to create short names, or
	14	.i aliases
	15	for groups of people using the
	16	.b alias
	17	command. For example, one might give the command
	18	.(l
	19	alias staff dmr ken root
	20	.)l
	21	after which one could mail to
	22	.q "staff"
	23	and have mail sent to
	24	.q "dmr,"
	25	.q "ken,"
	26	and
	27	.q "root."
	28	To print out the aliases that you currently have defined, just type
	29	.(l
	30	alias
	31	.)l
	32	.sh 1 "Startup files"
	33	.pp
	34	Whenever Mail is invoked, it reads the files
	35	.i /usr/lib/Mail.rc
	36	and
	37	.i .mailrc
	38	in the user's home directory in that order.
	39	Commonly, system-wide aliases are defined in
	40	.i /usr/lib/Mail.rc
	41	and personal aliases and
	42	.b set
	43	options are defined in
	44	.i .mailrc .