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@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@ ALIASES(5) ALIASES(5)
<b>newaliases</b>
<b>DESCRIPTION</b>
- The <a href="aliases.5.html"><b>aliases</b>(5)</a> table provides a system-wide mechanism to redirect mail
- for local recipients. The redirections are processed by the Postfix
- <a href="local.8.html"><b>local</b>(8)</a> delivery agent.
+ The optional <a href="aliases.5.html"><b>aliases</b>(5)</a> table (<a href="postconf.5.html#alias_maps">alias_maps</a>) redirects mail for local
+ recipients. The redirections are processed by the Postfix <a href="local.8.html"><b>local</b>(8)</a>
+ delivery agent.
+
+ This is unlike <a href="virtual.5.html"><b>virtual</b>(5)</a> aliasing (<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_alias_maps">virtual_alias_maps</a>) which applies
+ to all recipients: <a href="local.8.html">local(8)</a>, virtual, and remote, and which is imple-
+ mented by the <a href="cleanup.8.html"><b>cleanup</b>(8)</a> daemon.
Normally, the <a href="aliases.5.html"><b>aliases</b>(5)</a> table is specified as a text file that serves
as input to the <a href="postalias.1.html"><b>postalias</b>(1)</a> command. The result, an indexed file in
@@ -144,7 +148,9 @@ ALIASES(5) ALIASES(5)
"<b>newaliases</b>" or with "<b>sendmail -bi</b>".
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#alias_maps">alias_maps</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The alias databases that are used for <a href="local.8.html"><b>local</b>(8)</a> delivery.
+ Optional lookup tables with aliases that apply only to <a href="local.8.html"><b>local</b>(8)</a>
+ recipients; this is unlike <a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_alias_maps">virtual_alias_maps</a> that apply to all
+ recipients: <a href="local.8.html"><b>local</b>(8)</a>, virtual, and remote.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#allow_mail_to_commands">allow_mail_to_commands</a> (alias, forward)</b>
Restrict <a href="local.8.html"><b>local</b>(8)</a> mail delivery to external commands.