Mail Administration Guide
    
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 A field (mailer description) ( Index Term Link )
 
 -a flag (mailer description) ( Index Term Link )
 
 $a macro (sendmail program) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 -a option (aliasadmin command) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 adding
  aliases to /etc/mail/aliases file ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  aliases to NIS+ mail_aliases table ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 addresses
  See also domain names
  % in ( Index Term Link )
  @ in ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  bang-style (!) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  case sensitivity ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  comments excluded from ( Index Term Link )
  described ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  how addressing works ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  local ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  mail ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  parsing by sendmail program ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  resolution agents ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  rewriting rules ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   rule set 1 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   rule set 2 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   rule set 3 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   rule set 4 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   rule set 9 ( Index Term Link )
   defining a rule (R) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   error message generation ( Index Term Link )
   left-hand side ( Index Term Link )
   mailers ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   metasymbols ($) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   right-hand side ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   rule set 0 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   rule set 10 ( Index Term Link )
   rule set 11 ( Index Term Link )
   rule set 20 ( Index Term Link )
   rule set 21 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   rule set 24 ( Index Term Link )
   rule set R ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   rule set S ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   semantics ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   setting current rule set (S) ( Index Term Link )
   special classes ( Index Term Link )
   special macros ($) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   standard rule sets ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   testing ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  route-based ( Index Term Link )
  route-independent ( Index Term Link )
  verifying ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 administering mail configuration
  See also changing; configuring; deleting
 
 Administration Tool, Database Manager, alias administration and ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 aliasadmin command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  adding entries by command line (-a) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  adding entries by editing (-e) ( Index Term Link )
  changing entries (-c) ( Index Term Link )
  deleting entries (-d) ( Index Term Link )
  described ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  initiating tables (-I) ( Index Term Link )
  listing all entries (-l) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  listing individual entries (-m) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 aliases ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  .mailrc file ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  alternative alias files, using ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  creating ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   /etc/mail/aliases file ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   .mailrc file ( Index Term Link )
   DNS aliases files ( Index Term Link )
   examples ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   newaliases program ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   NIS+ mail_aliases table ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   NIS aliases map ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   overview ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   postmaster ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   user creation of ( Index Term Link )
  defined ( Index Term Link )
  disallowing aliasing ( Index Term Link )
  DNS ( Index Term Link )
  duplicate message copies and ( Index Term Link )
  /etc/mail/aliases file
   creating ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   adding entries ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   binary form of ( Index Term Link )
   deleting entries ( Index Term Link )
   described ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   local mail and remote connection configuration and ( Index Term Link )
   local mail only configuration and ( Index Term Link )
   NIS and ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   permissions setting for ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   postmaster alias ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   root alias ( Index Term Link )
  host
   DNS ( Index Term Link )
   NIS and NIS+ ( Index Term Link )
  initializing databases
   NIS+ mail_aliases table ( Index Term Link )
   sendmail program argument for ( Index Term Link )
  local addresses and ( Index Term Link )
  loops ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  mail client configuration and ( Index Term Link )
  naming ( Index Term Link )
  necessity for ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  NIS+ (mail_aliases table) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   adding entries ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   administering ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   changing entries ( Index Term Link )
   creating ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   deleting entries ( Index Term Link )
   described ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   host aliases ( Index Term Link )
   initiating ( Index Term Link )
   listing ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   postmaster alias ( Index Term Link )
  NIS (mail.aliases map) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   administering ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   /etc/mail/aliases file and ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   creating ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   described ( Index Term Link )
   host aliases ( Index Term Link )
   postmaster alias ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   root alias ( Index Term Link )
  permissions setting for databases ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  portability and flexibility of alias files ( Index Term Link )
  postmaster
   /etc/mail/aliases file ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   NIS or NIS+ ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   setting up ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  rebuilding databases ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  RHS validation for ( Index Term Link )
  root
   /etc/mail/aliases file ( Index Term Link )
   NIS ( Index Term Link )
  sendmail usage of ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  SMTP inverts ( Index Term Link )
  uniqueness requirements ( Index Term Link )
  update-request handling ( Index Term Link )
  user creation of ( Index Term Link )
  uses for ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  verifying ( Index Term Link )
 
 aliases.dir file ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 aliases.pag file ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 angle brackets (<>), in recipient names ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 argument vector/exit status interface (sendmail program) ( Index Term Link )
 
 argument vector template (mailer description) ( Index Term Link )
 
 arguments (sendmail program)
  See also sendmail program, arguments to
  processing ( Index Term Link )
 
 ARPANET mode argument (sendmail program) ( Index Term Link )
 
 asterisk (*)
  $* address-rewriting metasymbol ( Index Term Link )
  in postmaster password field ( Index Term Link )
 
 asynchronous delivery mode ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 at sign (@)
  $@ address-rewriting metasymbol ( Index Term Link )
  @:@ in alias database ( Index Term Link )
  $@host address-rewriting metasymbol ( Index Term Link )
  appending @domain ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  in addresses ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 audio files, mailbox space requirements and ( Index Term Link )
 
 automatic mounting, /var/mail directory ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 automatic reply
  See vacation command
 
 automount_master file ( Index Term Link )