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From: mem@sii.UUCP (Mark Mallett)
Newsgroups: net.mail
Subject: Sendmail aliases problems and questions
Message-ID: <433@sii.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 14-Feb-86 11:16:24 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 14 11:16:24 1986
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Organization: Software Innovations, Nashua NH
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We are using sendmail on an Ultrix 1.1 system (VAX 780) to control
delivery via uucp, tcp, and decnet; also to provide distribution lists
via aliases.  I have as reference two documents: SENDMAIL Installation
and Operation Guide version 4.2, and Sendmail- an Internetwork Mail Router.
We do not have source code.

I have two problems/questions:

1.  Sendmail provides a system-wide aliasing feature.  It would be very
    nice if it provided aliasing for individual users (private aliases
    files).  A single global database creates problems of coordination
    and administration.  Additionally, although one SENDMAIL manual says
    that "we have found users to be basically trustworthy, and the cost
    of having a read-only database greater than the expense of finding
    and eradicating the rare nasty person", I can't agree, and even if
    I could, I couldn't convince policy-makers to agree.  Have individual
    aliases files been implemented in some version of sendmail that we
    don't have?  Or (better yet) have I just failed to understand
    something?

2.  Still on the subject of aliases:  I find it rather annoying that
    the expansion of aliases is always hidden from the recipient.  The
    content of the distribution list is often a very important part of
    a message.  Is there a way to put this expansion in the mesage header?

I'm sorry if I have overlooked something and am merely displaying my
ignorance. 

Please reply by mail...

Mark E. Mallett
decvax!sii!mem