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     ALIASES(SFF)                         UNIX System V


     Name
          aliases - aliases file for sendmail


     Syntax
          /usr/lib/mail/aliases


     Description
          This   file   describes   user   id    aliases    used    by
          /usr/lib/sendmail.  It  is formatted as a series of lines of
          the form

               name: name_1, name2, name_3, . . .

          The name is the name  to  alias,  and  the  name_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 message will be sent to any person more than once.

          After aliasing has been done, local and valid recipients who
          have  a  ``.forward''  file  in  their  home  directory have
          messages forwarded to the list  of  users  defined  in  that
          file.

     See  Also
          sendmail(ADMN)


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