.mailrc Aliases

Aliases listed in a .mailrc file are accessible only by the user who owns the file. This allows users to establish an alias file they control and that is usable only by its owner. Aliases in a .mailrc file adhere to the following format:

alias aliasname value value value ...

where aliasname is the name the user will use when sending mail, and value is a valid email address.

If a user establishes a personal alias for scott that does not match the email address for scott in the name space, mail will be routed to the wrong person when other people try to reply to mail generated by that user. The only workaround is to use any of the other aliasing mechanisms.