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diff --git a/man7/mailaddr.7 b/man7/mailaddr.7 deleted file mode 100644 index f2da7da..0000000 --- a/man7/mailaddr.7 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,134 +0,0 @@ -.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1987 The Regents of the University of California. -.\" All rights reserved. -.\" -.\" @(#)mailaddr.7 6.5 (Berkeley) 2/14/89 -.\" -.\" Extensively rewritten by Arnt Gulbrandsen <agulbra@troll.no>. My -.\" changes are placed under the same copyright as the original BSD page. -.\" -.\" Adjusted by Arnt Gulbrandsen <arnt@gulbrandsen.priv.no> in 2004 to -.\" account for changes since 1995. Route-addrs are now even less -.\" common, etc. Some minor wording improvements. Same copyright. -.\" -.\" %%%LICENSE_START(PERMISSIVE_MISC) -.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted -.\" provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are -.\" duplicated in all such forms and that any documentation, -.\" advertising materials, and other materials related to such -.\" distribution and use acknowledge that the software was developed -.\" by the University of California, Berkeley. The name of the -.\" University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived -.\" from this software without specific prior written permission. -.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR -.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED -.\" WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. -.\" %%%LICENSE_END -.\" -.TH mailaddr 7 2023-10-31 "Linux man-pages 6.7" -.UC 5 -.SH NAME -mailaddr \- mail addressing description -.SH DESCRIPTION -.nh -This manual page gives a brief introduction to SMTP mail addresses, -as used on the Internet. -These addresses are in the general format -.P -.in +4n -.EX -user@domain -.EE -.in -.P -where a domain is a hierarchical dot-separated list of subdomains. -These examples are valid forms of the same address: -.P -.in +4n -.EX -john.doe@monet.example.com -John Doe <john.doe@monet.example.com> -john.doe@monet.example.com (John Doe) -.EE -.in -.P -The domain part ("monet.example.com") is a mail-accepting domain. -It can be a host and in the past it usually was, but it doesn't have to be. -The domain part is not case sensitive. -.P -The local part ("john.doe") is often a username, -but its meaning is defined by the local software. -Sometimes it is case sensitive, -although that is unusual. -If you see a local-part that looks like garbage, -it is usually because of a gateway between an internal e-mail -system and the net, here are some examples: -.P -.in +4n -.EX -"surname/admd=telemail/c=us/o=hp/prmd=hp"@some.where -USER%SOMETHING@some.where -machine!machine!name@some.where -I2461572@some.where -.EE -.in -.P -(These are, respectively, an X.400 gateway, a gateway to an arbitrary -internal mail system that lacks proper internet support, an UUCP -gateway, and the last one is just boring username policy.) -.P -The real-name part ("John Doe") can either be placed before -<>, or in () at the end. -(Strictly speaking the two aren't the same, -but the difference is beyond the scope of this page.) -The name may have to be quoted using "", for example, if it contains ".": -.P -.in +4n -.EX -"John Q. Doe" <john.doe@monet.example.com> -.EE -.in -.SS Abbreviation -Some mail systems let users abbreviate the domain name. -For instance, -users at example.com may get away with "john.doe@monet" to -send mail to John Doe. -.I This behavior is deprecated. -Sometimes it works, but you should not depend on it. -.SS Route-addrs -In the past, sometimes one had to route a message through -several hosts to get it to its final destination. -Addresses which show these relays are termed "route-addrs". -These use the syntax: -.P -.in +4n -.EX -<@hosta,@hostb:user@hostc> -.EE -.in -.P -This specifies that the message should be sent to hosta, -from there to hostb, and finally to hostc. -Many hosts disregard route-addrs and send directly to hostc. -.P -Route-addrs are very unusual now. -They occur sometimes in old mail archives. -It is generally possible to ignore all but the "user@hostc" -part of the address to determine the actual address. -.SS Postmaster -Every site is required to have a user or user alias designated -"postmaster" to which problems with the mail system may be -addressed. -The "postmaster" address is not case sensitive. -.SH FILES -.I /etc/aliases -.br -.I \[ti]/.forward -.SH SEE ALSO -.BR mail (1), -.BR aliases (5), -.BR forward (5), -.BR sendmail (8) -.P -.UR http://www.ietf.org\:/rfc\:/rfc5322.txt -IETF RFC\ 5322 -.UE |