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From: syd@DSI.COM (Syd Weinstein)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Re: Bcc: from the command line?
Keywords: aliases, no_expand, blind carbon-copy
Message-ID: <1990Aug6.132739.15546@DSI.COM>
Date: 6 Aug 90 13:27:39 GMT
References: <1990Aug6.054915.12750@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: syd@DSI.COM
Organization: Datacomp Systems, Inc.  Huntingdon Valley, PA
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wjohn@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (wesley m john) writes:
:When using an alias that defines a group of people, 
:(e.g. mygroup = MY GROUP = anna, bob, yolanda, ziggy)
:how can I get ELM to not expand the aliases on the To: line.
:Currently, when I mail to mygroup, the To: line shows
:To: anna (Anna B.), bob (Bob C.), yolanda (Yolanda Z.), ziggy (Ziggy Stardust)
No, there is no way to prevent Elm from expanding the list on the To:
line.  This is done so that Elm can tell the MTA who to deliver it to.

I suggest using MTA based aliases for those you wish to not have
expanded.
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Sydney S. Weinstein, CDP, CCP                   Elm Coordinator
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