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1 .TH masqmail.aliases 5 User Manuals 1 .TH masqmail.aliases 5 2010-05-07 masqmail-0.2.21 "File Formats"
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2 .SH NAME 3 .SH NAME
3 masqmail.aliases \- masqmail alias file format 4 masqmail.aliases \- masqmail alias file format
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4 .SH DESCRIPTION 7 .SH DESCRIPTION
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6 This man page describes the format of the masqmail alias file. Its usual location is \fI/etc/aliases\f1. 9 This man page describes the format of the masqmail alias file.
10 Its usual location is \fI/etc/aliases\fR.
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8 .SH FILE FORMAT 13 .SH FILE FORMAT
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10 The alias file consists of lines of the form: 15 The alias file consists of lines of the form:
11 local_part: item1, item2, ... 16 local_part: item1, item2, ...
12 Items can be surrounded by quotes '"'. If within the quotes other quotes are needed for an address they can be escaped with a leading backslash '\'. 17 Items can be surrounded by double quotes `"'.
18 If within the quotes other quotes are needed for an address they can be
19 escaped with a leading backslash `\\'.
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14 A leading '\' indicates that this address shall not be further expanded. 21 A leading backslash `\\' indicates that this address shall not be further expanded.
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16 A leading pipe symbol '|' indicates that the item shall be treated as a pipe command. The content of the message will then be sent to the standard input of a command. The command will run under the user id and group id masqmail is running as. If quotes are needed, the pipe symbol must appear within the quotes. 23 A leading pipe symbol `|' indicates that the item shall be treated as a pipe command.
24 The content of the message will then be sent to the standard input of a command.
25 The command will run under the user id and group id masqmail is running as.
26 If quotes are needed, the pipe symbol must appear within the quotes.
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18 Loops will be detected, the offending address will be ignored. 28 Loops will be detected, the offending address will be ignored.
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20 Aliases will be expanded at delivery time. This means that if there is a message still in the queue and you change any alias which matches one of the recipient addresses, the change will have effect next time a delivery is attemped. 30 Aliases will be expanded at delivery time.
31 This means that if there is a message still in the queue and you change
32 any alias which matches one of the recipient addresses,
33 the change will have effect next time a delivery is attemped.
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22 There is no need to restart masqmail or run any command when the alias file has been changed. 35 There is no need to restart masqmail or run any command when the alias file has been changed.
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24 .SH AUTHOR 38 .SH AUTHOR
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26 masqmail was written by Oliver Kurth. It is now maintained by Markus Schnalke <meillo@marmaro.de>. 40 Masqmail was written by Oliver Kurth.
41 It is now maintained by Markus Schnalke <meillo@marmaro.de>.
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28 You will find the newest version of masqmail at \fBhttp://prog.marmaro.de/masqmail/\f1. 43 You will find the newest version of masqmail at \fBhttp://prog.marmaro.de/masqmail/\fR.
29 There is also a mailing list, you will find information about it at masqmail's main site. 44 There is also a mailing list, you will find information about it at masqmail's main site.
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31 .SH BUGS 47 .SH BUGS
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33 You should report them to the mailing list. 49 Please report bugs to the mailing list.
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35 .SH SEE ALSO 52 .SH SEE ALSO
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37 \fBmasqmail.conf (5)\f1, \fBmasqmail (8)\f1, 54 \fBmasqmail.conf(5)\fR, \fBmasqmail(8)\fR,
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39 .SH COMMENTS
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41 This man page was written using \fBxml2man (1)\f1 by the same author.
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