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From: ghe@nucthy.physics.orst.edu (Guangliang He)
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Subject: Re: How to set up a mail list (reflector)?
Keywords: mail list reflector
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Date: 21 Nov 89 16:02:21 GMT
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In article <3901@amelia.nas.nasa.gov> samlb@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Sam Bassett RCD) writes:
> 
> 	On our Ultrix 3.0 system, I edit '/etc/aliases' (do a 'man
> aliases' to find where it is on your system), to create an alias for the
> mailer:
> 
> aiforum: amesboards,otherboards,AIlist@stripe.sri.com,
>    andrews%ear@ames-io.arpa,system%mar@ames-io.arpa,falsetti@orion,
>    wolski%gaia@ames,clerma%ear@ames-io.arpa,pjd@hydra,
> 
> for instance.
> 
> 	After finishing the edit, I run 'newaliases' to make sure that
> the system knows about the new alias.
> 

The aliases file is /usr/lib/aliases on the BSD4.3 and SYS V. A better way
to do it is to use 'include'. Put a line like following into the aliases
file.

list : :include:/u/whoever/whateverfile

This way, you only need to run 'newaliases' once, next time you want add a
usr on to the list, you only need to exit the /u/whoever/whateverfile. You
don't have to run 'newaliases' any more.

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