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.TH ALIASES 5 12/31/79
.SH NAME
aliases \- aliases file for delivermail
.SH SYNOPSIS
/usr/lib/aliases
.SH DESCRIPTION
This file describes user id aliases
that will be used
by
.I /etc/delivermail.
It is formatted as a series of lines
of the form
.in +0.5i
name:addr1,addr2,...addrn
.in
The
.I name
is the name to alias,
and the
.I addri
are the addresses to send the message to.
Lines beginning with white space
are continuation lines.
Lines beginning with `\|#\|'
are comments.
.PP
Aliasing occurs only on local names.
Loops can not occur,
since no message will be sent to any person
more than once.
.SH SEE\ ALSO
delivermail(8)
.SH BUGS
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e43191cd BJ	1	.TH ALIASES 5 12/31/79
	2	.SH NAME
	3	aliases \- aliases file for delivermail
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	/usr/lib/aliases
	6	.SH DESCRIPTION
	7	This file describes user id aliases
	8	that will be used
	9	by
	10	.I /etc/delivermail.
	11	It is formatted as a series of lines
	12	of the form
	13	.in +0.5i
	14	name:addr1,addr2,...addrn
	15	.in
	16	The
	17	.I name
	18	is the name to alias,
	19	and the
	20	.I addri
	21	are the addresses to send the message to.
	22	Lines beginning with white space
	23	are continuation lines.
	24	Lines beginning with `\\|#\\|'
	25	are comments.
	26	.PP
	27	Aliasing occurs only on local names.
	28	Loops can not occur,
	29	since no message will be sent to any person
	30	more than once.
	31	.SH SEE\ ALSO
	32	delivermail(8)
	33	.SH BUGS