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DEFINE - define a mail-alias for an address
Usage: DEFINE mail-alias [address]
You can DEFINE a personal mail-alias, usually to save repeated typing of a
long address or list of addresses. You can then use the mail-alias in the
TO and CC fields of your messages. To save the mail-alias permanently,
you must also use the command SAVE-INIT before you leave MM.
For mailing lists, see the use of "@@filename", on the next screen.
Examples:
Send>define rich xyz@comp.bfu.edu #a long address
Send>define mygroup abc,jf3@cunixa,grr #a list of three people
Send>define pals @@palslist #a file of userids
Send>define ? #list existing aliases
Send>define rich #undefine rich
To change the address(es) of a mail-alias, DEFINE it again. If you omit
the address, the mail-alias is undefined. SAVE-INIT saves the change.
For mailing lists, use @ or @@ and a filename, meaning as follows:
@filename --Copy addresses from a file when MM starts up.
@@filename --Copy addresses from a file when the mail-alias is used.
The file must contain one or more addresses separated by commas; it may
have any number of lines. The "@@" method is generally preferable,
because you may want to change the address file while the MM process is
running, and use the changed version.
You do not need to use DEFINE to use a mailing list; you could just
use @filename at the TO or CC prompt.
For more help type "help" and one of these topics:
save-init show set who send set mail-alias
addressing customization
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