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1 files changed, 30 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/etc/mail/aliases b/etc/mail/aliases
index 6f7172b..18912d7 100644
--- a/etc/mail/aliases
+++ b/etc/mail/aliases
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
-#
+# $Id$
# @(#)aliases 5.3 (Berkeley) 5/24/90
#
# Aliases in this file will NOT be expanded in the header from
-# Mail, but WILL be visible over networks or from /bin/mail.
+# Mail, but WILL be visible over networks.
#
# >>>>>>>>>> The program "newaliases" must be run after
# >> NOTE >> this file is updated for any changes to
# >>>>>>>>>> show through to sendmail.
#
+#
+# See also RFC 2142, `MAILBOX NAMES FOR COMMON SERVICES, ROLES
+# AND FUNCTIONS', May 1997
+
# Basic system aliases -- these MUST be present
MAILER-DAEMON: postmaster
@@ -17,17 +21,38 @@ postmaster: root
bin: root
daemon: root
games: root
-ingres: root
+man: root
+news: root
nobody: root
+operator: root
system: root
toor: root
+usenet: news
uucp: root
+xten: root
# Well-known aliases -- these should be filled in!
# root:
# manager:
# dumper:
-# operator:
-# msgs: "| /usr/bin/msgs -s"
+# BUSINESS-RELATED MAILBOX NAMES
+# info:
+# marketing:
+# sales:
+# support:
+# NETWORK OPERATIONS MAILBOX NAMES
+# abuse: root
+# noc: root
+# security: root
+
+# SUPPORT MAILBOX NAMES FOR SPECIFIC INTERNET SERVICES
+# ftp: root
+# hostmaster: root
+# webmaster: root
+# www: webmaster
+
+# msgs: "| /usr/bin/msgs -s"
+# bit-bucket: /dev/null
+# dev-null: bit-bucket
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