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setmaillist(1)		     General Commands Manual		  setmaillist(1)

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.

MAILING LIST FORMAT
     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, setmail-
     list 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  ig-
     nores 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)

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