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index c8368be..e05358a 100644
--- a/man/mh-alias.man5
+++ b/man/mh-alias.man5
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
 .TH MH-ALIAS %manext5% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
 .SH NAME
 mh-alias \- alias file for nmh message system
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-any
-.B nmh
-command
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 This describes
 .B nmh
@@ -15,6 +11,7 @@ personal alias files.
 It does
 .B not
 describe aliases files used by the message transport system.
+.PP
 Each line of the alias file has the format:
 .PP
 .RS 5
@@ -57,14 +54,14 @@ where:
 Continuation lines in alias files end with `\\' followed by the newline
 character.
 .PP
-.RI \*(lq  Alias\-file \*(rq
+.RI `  Alias\-file '
 and
-.RI \*(lq file \*(rq
+.RI ` file '
 are UNIX file names.
 .I UNIX\-group
 is a group name (or number) from
 .IR /etc/group .
-An address is a \*(lqsimple\*(rq
+An address is a `simple'
 Internet\-style address.  Througout this file, case is ignored, except
 for file names.
 .PP
@@ -98,18 +95,10 @@ UNIX\-group named after the `+'.  Each login name occurring in the
 file whose group\-id is indicated by this group is
 added to the
 .I address\-list
-for the alias.
-.PP
-If the
-.I address\-group
-is simply `*', then the file
-.I /etc/passwd
-is consulted and all login names with a userid
-greater than some magic number (usually 200) are added to the
-.I address\-list
-for the alias.
+for the alias. I.e. only those users that have this group as their
+initial login group are added.
 .PP
-In match, a trailing \*(lq*\*(rq on an alias will match just about anything
+In match, a trailing `*' on an alias will match just about anything
 appropriate.  (See example below.)
 .PP
 An approximation of the way aliases are resolved at posting time is
@@ -125,13 +114,13 @@ If this draft originated on the local host, then for those addresses in
 the message that have no host specified, perform alias resolution.
 .PP
 .IP 3) 3
-For each line in the alias file, compare \*(lqalias\*(rq against all of
-the existing addresses.  If a match, remove the matched \*(lqalias\*(rq
+For each line in the alias file, compare `alias' against all of
+the existing addresses.  If a match, remove the matched `alias'
 from the address list, and add each new address in the address\-group to
 the address list if it is not already on the list.  The alias itself is
 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
+output instead.  If `alias' is terminated with a `;' instead of
+a `:', then both the `alias' and the address are output in the
 correct format.  (This makes replies possible since personal
 .B nmh
 aliases are unknown to the mail transport system.)
@@ -151,7 +140,6 @@ fred: frated@UCI
 UNIX\-committee: <unix.aliases
 staff: =staff
 wheels: +wheel
-everyone: *
 news.*: news
 .fi
 .RE
@@ -159,35 +147,32 @@ news.*: news
 The first line says that more aliases should immediately be read from
 the file
 .IR %etcdir%/MoreAliases .
-Following this, \*(lqfred\*(rq
-is defined as an alias for \*(lqfrated@UCI\*(rq, and \*(lqsgroup\*(rq
-is defined as an alias for the three names \*(lqfrated@UCI\*(rq,
-\*(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
+Following this, `fred'
+is defined as an alias for `frated@UCI', and `sgroup'
+is defined as an alias for the three names `frated@UCI',
+`fear', and `freida'.
+.PP
+The alias `b-people' is a blind list which includes the addresses
+`bill' and `betty'; the message will be delieved to those
+addresses, but the message header will  show only `Blind List: ;'
 (not the addresses).
 .PP
-Next, the definition of \*(lqUNIX\-committee\*(rq is given by
+Next, the definition of `UNIX\-committee' is given by
 reading the file
 .I unix.aliases
 in the users
 .B mmh
 directory,
-\*(lqstaff\*(rq is defined as all users who are listed as members of the
-group \*(lqstaff\*(rq in the
+`staff' is defined as all users who are listed as members of the
+group `staff' in the
 .I /etc/group
-file, and \*(lqwheels\*(rq
+file, and `wheels'
 is defined as all users whose group\-id in
 .I /etc/passwd
-is equivalent to the \*(lqwheel\*(rq group.
+is equivalent to the `wheel' group.
 .PP
-Finally, \*(lqeveryone\*(rq is defined as all users with a user\-id
-in
-.I /etc/passwd
-greater than 200, and all aliases of the form
-\*(lqnews.<anything>\*(rq are defined to be \*(lqnews\*(rq.
+Finally, all aliases of the form
+`news.<anything>' are defined to be `news'.
 .PP
 The key thing to understand about aliasing in
 .B nmh
@@ -212,27 +197,25 @@ quickly, do the following:
 In your
 .IR .mmh/profile ,
 choose a name for your alias file, say
-.RI \*(lq aliases \*(rq,
+.RI ` aliases ',
 and add the line:
 .PP
 .RS 5
 .nf
 Aliasfile: aliases
-.\" ali: \-alias aliases
-.\" send: \-alias aliases
 .fi
 .RE
 .PP
 .IP 2) 3
 Create the file
-.RI \*(lq aliases \*(rq
+.RI ` aliases '
 in your
 .B mmh
 directory.
 .PP
 .IP 3) 3
 Start adding aliases to your
-.RI \*(lq aliases \*(rq
+.RI ` aliases '
 file as appropriate.
 .RE
 
@@ -248,16 +231,20 @@ None
 .fi
 
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-ali(1), send(1), group(5), passwd(5), conflict(8), post(8)
+ali(1), send(1), group(5), passwd(5), post(8)
 
 .SH CONTEXT
 None
 
+.SH HISTORY
+An address group named `*', meaning everyone on the system, had been
+supported in nmh. It is not anymore in mmh.
+
 .SH BUGS
 Although the forward-referencing semantics of
 .B mh\-alias
 files prevent recursion, the
-.RI \*(lq< " alias\-file" \*(rq
+.RI `< " alias\-file" '
 command may defeat this.
 Since the number of file descriptors is finite (and very limited), such
 infinite recursion will terminate with a meaningless diagnostic when