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newinclude

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NAME

newinclude - create a binary mailing list from an :include: file

SYNOPSIS

newinclude list

DESCRIPTION

newinclude reads a sendmail-style :include: file, list , and converts it into a binary format in list .bin for use by fastforward .

newinclude first writes the mailing list to list .tmp , and then moves it to list .bin . If there is any problem creating list .tmp , newinclude leaves list .bin alone.

newinclude always creates list .bin world-readable.

COMPATIBILITY WARNING: sendmail reads list directly; fastforward needs list .bin . sendmail’s strategy is a disaster if you save list to disk at the same moment that sendmail reads it; the list will be truncated at a random spot, perhaps in the middle of an address. Furthermore, if the system crashes while you are writing list , list could be filled with all sorts of garbage.

LIST FORMAT

list may contain any number of lines; each line may contain any number of addresses or further :include: files. See newaliases (1) for details on the address format. Any line in file beginning with # is ignored.

COMPATIBILITY WARNING: newinclude does not support file or program deliveries in :include: files. You can use the secure delivery mechanisms described in dot-qmail(5) instead.

COMPATIBILITY WARNING: Versions of sendmail before V8 did not allow comments in :include: files.