


MKALIASES(8)                                         MKALIASES(8)


NNAAMMEE
       mkaliases  - build the aliases database for smail from the
       ASCII source file

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       mmkkaalliiaasseess

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       _M_k_a_l_i_a_s_e_s reads the  ASCII  source  file  for  an  aliases
       database  and builds the aliases database according to the
       configuration                information                in
       _/_u_2_/_n_e_t_w_o_r_k_i_n_g_/_s_m_a_i_l_-_3_._1_._2_8_/_c_o_n_f_/_E_D_I_T_M_E.  Run this program
       whenever changes have been made to the ASCII source  file.
       If  this  program  is  not  used, smail may not notice the
       changes that have been made.  _/_u_s_r_/_l_i_b_/_m_a_i_l_/_n_e_w_a_l_i_a_s_e_s  is
       another name for the mkaliases program and is retained for
       compatibility with BSD _s_e_n_d_m_a_i_l(8) configurations.

       The aliases database can  be  in  a  _d_b_m(3X)  database,  a
       sorted  text  file,  or  a plain text file.  In the latter
       case, the ASCII source file doubles as the database  file.
       In  the  case  of an aliases database accessed through the
       Sun YP service, _m_k_d_b_m(8) or  the  sun  _m_a_k_e_d_b_m(8)  program
       must  be  used  to  build  the YP database.  See the _S_m_a_i_l
       _A_d_m_i_n_i_s_t_r_a_t_i_o_n _G_u_i_d_e (as yet unwritten) for more  informa-
       tion on interfacing smail to the YP service.

       The  _m_k_l_i_n_e(8) program, distributed with smail, is used to
       remove comments and regularize the  aliases  file.   Then,
       for  sorted  databases, the _m_k_s_o_r_t(8) program, with the --ff
       option, is used to create the sorted  database.   For  _d_b_m
       databases, the _m_k_d_b_m(8) program, again with the --ff option,
       is used to create the database.  In either case,  care  is
       taken  to ensure that smail never uses a truncated or par-
       tially built database.  For plain text databases,  a  sum-
       mary  of  the  contents  is  displayed, but no changes are
       actually made.  If the aliases file  is  accessed  through
       the  YP  service, a messages is displayed stating this and
       no changes are actually made.

FFIILLEESS
       _/_u_s_r_/_l_i_b_/_m_a_i_l_/_a_l_i_a_s_e_s   The name of the aliases  database.
                               This is a plain text file.

       _/_u_2_/_n_e_t_w_o_r_k_i_n_g_/_s_m_a_i_l_-_3_._1_._2_8_/_c_o_n_f_/_E_D_I_T_M_E
                               The  file  giving the default con-
                               figuration for smail.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       _m_k_l_i_n_e(8),  _m_k_s_o_r_t(8),   _m_k_d_b_m(8),   _s_m_a_i_l(5),   _s_m_a_i_l(8),
       _y_p_c_l_n_t(3), and _d_b_m(3X).

CCOOPPYYRRIIGGHHTT
       Copyright(C)1987, 1988 Ronald S. Karr and Landon Curt Noll



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MKALIASES(8)                                         MKALIASES(8)


       Copyright(C)1992 Ronald S. Karr
       See a file COPYING, distributed with the source  code,  or
       type  _s_m_a_i_l  _-_b_c  for distribution rights and restrictions
       associated with this software.





















































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