Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!husc6!mit-eddie!apollo!weber_w
From: weber_w@apollo.COM (Walt Weber)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: UNIX Mail/Sendmail and Distribution lists
Message-ID: <3dae3dd3.10b48@apollo.COM>
Date: 5 Aug 88 17:59:00 GMT
References: <8808021844.AA00672@loki.edsg>
Reply-To: weber_w@apollo.UUCP (Walt Weber)
Organization: Apollo Computer, Chelmsford, MA
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In article <8808021844.AA00672@loki.edsg> mcdonald%loki.edsg@UMIX.CC.UMICH.EDU (louis mcdonald) writes:
>I have a question about using distribution lists in
>UNIX mail (mail/sendmail).

>The receipient will see only @filename for the To: field
>of the mail. I would like to do the same thing with UNIX
>mail. Basically, provide a distribution list, and not
>have all the receipents listed in the received mail.

This sounds like /usr/lib/aliases will provide exactly what you
wish.  Type "man 5 aliases" in a bsd4.2 shell for more info.

...walt...
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