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