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.TH MH-ALIAS %manext5% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
.SH NAME
or
.RS 5
.B ;
+|
+.B :
+|
+.B #
.I comment
.RE
.PP
.RE
.PP
Continuation lines in alias files end with `\\' followed by the newline
-character.
+character. This applies to comment lines. Thus, a line following a
+comment line that ends with a `\\' will be treated as a continuation of
+the comment.
.PP
.RI \*(lq Alias\-file \*(rq
and
\*(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
+\*(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).
.PP