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@@ -127,14 +127,13 @@ output.
If the
.Va <basedir>_output
value does not begin with a
-.Dq / ,
-it is assumed to contain a list of email addresses, and the output is
-mailed to them.
+.Dq /
+and is not empty, it is assumed to contain a list of email addresses, and
+the output is mailed to them.
.Pp
If
.Va <basedir>_output
-is not set, it defaults to
-.Dq root .
+is not set or is empty, output is sent to standard output.
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
The
.Nm
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