NAME¶
setmaillist - create a binary mailing list
SYNOPSIS¶
setmaillist bin tmp
DESCRIPTION¶
setmaillist reads a mailing list from its standard input.
setmaillist writes the mailing list in a binary format to
tmp; it
then moves
tmp to
bin.
tmp and
bin must be on the
same filesystem.
If there is a problem creating
tmp,
setmaillist complains and
leaves
bin alone.
The binary mailing list format is portable across machines.
setmaillist always creates
bin world-readable.
The mailing list read by
setmaillist is a series of lines. NUL bytes are
not allowed.
If a line begins with a dot or slash,
setmaillist takes the entire line
as an include file name.
If a line begins with an ampersand,
setmaillist takes the rest of the
line as a recipient address. If a line begins with a letter or number,
setmaillist takes the entire line as a recipient address. Each
recipient address must include a fully qualified domain name. Recipient
addresses longer than 800 bytes are not allowed.
setmaillist ignores blank lines and lines beginning with #. It also
ignores spaces and tabs at the ends of lines.
For example,
god@heaven.af.mil
djb@silverton.berkeley.edu
is a mailing list with two addresses.
SEE ALSO¶
setforward(1),
newinclude(1),
printmaillist(1)
