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Diffstat (limited to 'proto/aliases')
| -rw-r--r-- | proto/aliases | 14 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/proto/aliases b/proto/aliases index d2d3f19..f48a00b 100644 --- a/proto/aliases +++ b/proto/aliases @@ -7,9 +7,13 @@ # .fi # \fBnewaliases\fR # DESCRIPTION -# The \fBaliases\fR(5) table provides a system-wide mechanism to -# redirect mail for local recipients. The redirections are -# processed by the Postfix \fBlocal\fR(8) delivery agent. +# The optional \fBaliases\fR(5) table (alias_maps) redirects +# mail for local recipients. The redirections are processed +# by the Postfix \fBlocal\fR(8) delivery agent. +# +# This is unlike \fBvirtual\fR(5) aliasing (virtual_alias_maps) +# which applies to all recipients: local(8), virtual, and remote, +# and which is implemented by the \fBcleanup\fR(8) daemon. # # Normally, the \fBaliases\fR(5) table is specified as a text file # that serves as input to the \fBpostalias\fR(1) command. The @@ -149,7 +153,9 @@ # The alias databases for \fBlocal\fR(8) delivery that are updated with # "\fBnewaliases\fR" or with "\fBsendmail -bi\fR". # .IP "\fBalias_maps (see 'postconf -d' output)\fR" -# The alias databases that are used for \fBlocal\fR(8) delivery. +# Optional lookup tables with aliases that apply only to \fBlocal\fR(8) +# recipients; this is unlike virtual_alias_maps that apply to all +# recipients: \fBlocal\fR(8), virtual, and remote. # .IP "\fBallow_mail_to_commands (alias, forward)\fR" # Restrict \fBlocal\fR(8) mail delivery to external commands. # .IP "\fBallow_mail_to_files (alias, forward)\fR" |