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Diffstat (limited to 'contrib/sendmail/src/aliases.5')
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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/sendmail/src/aliases.5 b/contrib/sendmail/src/aliases.5 index 62b5dfb..32fb50c 100644 --- a/contrib/sendmail/src/aliases.5 +++ b/contrib/sendmail/src/aliases.5 @@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ .\" the sendmail distribution. .\" .\" -.\" $Id: aliases.5,v 8.17 2000/12/14 23:09:46 gshapiro Exp $ +.\" $Id: aliases.5,v 8.19 2004/07/12 05:39:21 ca Exp $ .\" -.TH ALIASES 5 "$Date: 2000/12/14 23:09:46 $" +.TH ALIASES 5 "$Date: 2004/07/12 05:39:21 $" .SH NAME aliases \- aliases file for sendmail @@ -78,6 +78,17 @@ are comments. Aliasing occurs only on local names. Loops can not occur, since no message will be sent to any person more than once. .PP +If an alias is found for +.IR name , +sendmail then checks for an alias for +.IR owner-name . +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 +.IR owner-name . +.PP After aliasing has been done, local and valid recipients who have a ``.forward'' file in their home directory have messages forwarded to the |
