not usually output, rather the address\-group that the alias maps to is
output instead. If \*(lqalias\*(rq is terminated with a `;' instead of
a `:', then both the \*(lqalias\*(rq and the address are output in the
not usually output, rather the address\-group that the alias maps to is
output instead. If \*(lqalias\*(rq is terminated with a `;' instead of
a `:', then both the \*(lqalias\*(rq and the address are output in the
\*(rqfear\*(rq, and \*(rqfreida\*(rq.
.PP
The alias \*(lqb-people\*(rq is a blind list which includes the addresses
\*(rqfear\*(rq, and \*(rqfreida\*(rq.
.PP
The alias \*(lqb-people\*(rq is a blind list which includes the addresses
-\*(lqbill\*(rq and \*(lqbetty\*(rq; the message will be delieved to those
-addresses, but the message header will show only \*(lqBlind List: ;\*(rq
-(not the addresses).
+\*(lqbill\*(rq and \*(lqbetty\*(rq; the message will be delivered to those
+addresses, but the message header will show only \*(lqBlind List: ;\*(rq
+(not the addresses). The alias must not be terminated with, or contain,
+a semicolon; see
+.B Helpful Hints
+below. Note that blind lists are not supported with the
+.B sendmail/pipe
+mail transport method.
This aliasing occurs first, at posting time, without the knowledge of the
message transport system. In contrast, once the message transport system
is given a message to deliver to a list of addresses, for each address
that appears to be local, a system\-wide alias file is consulted. These
aliases are
This aliasing occurs first, at posting time, without the knowledge of the
message transport system. In contrast, once the message transport system
is given a message to deliver to a list of addresses, for each address
that appears to be local, a system\-wide alias file is consulted. These
aliases are
+.PP
+Earlier versions of this man page showed a semicolon at the end of the
+blind list example. That caused the preceeding alias to not be
+expanded. There must not be a semicolon at the end of, or within, the
+address group of a blind list.
+.B post
+will append the semicolon to the blind list name.
Since the number of file descriptors is finite (and very limited), such
infinite recursion will terminate with a meaningless diagnostic when
all the fds are used up.
Since the number of file descriptors is finite (and very limited), such
infinite recursion will terminate with a meaningless diagnostic when
all the fds are used up.