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.IR aliasfile
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.SH DESCRIPTION
Thus, it is
.B spost
which parses the various header fields, appends
-\*(lqFrom:\*(rq and \*(lqDate:\*(rq lines,
+`From:' and `Date:' lines,
and finally feeds the message to the MTA.
.B Spost
will not normally be called directly by the user.
.PP
.B Spost
-searches the \*(lqTo:\*(rq, \*(lqCc:\*(rq, \*(lqBcc:\*(rq,
-\*(lqFcc:\*(rq, and \*(lqResent\-xxx:\*(rq header lines of the specified
+searches the `To:', `Cc:', `Bcc:',
+`Fcc:', and `Resent\-xxx:' header lines of the specified
message for destination addresses,
.PP
-If a \*(lqBcc:\*(rq field is encountered, its addresses will be used for
-delivery, and the \*(lqBcc:\*(rq field will be removed from the message
+If a `Bcc:' field is encountered, its addresses will be used for
+delivery, and the `Bcc:' field will be removed from the message
sent to sighted recipients. The blind recipients will receive a newly
constructed message with a copy of the original message attached.
MIME rules are used for encapsulation.
invocation.
.PP
.B Spost
-constructs the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq line of the
+constructs the `From:' line of the
message from the user's login name and the full name from the GECOS field
of the passwd file.
-An example is \*(lqFrom: Dan Harkless <dan>\*(rq.
+An example is `From: Dan Harkless <dan>'.
.PP
If you set the
.B $SIGNATURE
environment variable.
Its value overrides the full name from the GECOS field.
.PP
-If you specify a \*(lqFrom:\*(rq
+If you specify a `From:'
line manually in the message draft.
It will be used as provided.
-However, a \*(lqSender:\*(rq header with the user's
+However, a `Sender:' header with the user's
.B real
address will be added.
.PP
-Note that this applies equally to \*(lqResent\-From:\*(rq lines
+Note that this applies equally to `Resent\-From:' lines
in messages sent with
.BR dist .
.PP