newinclude(1)
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 creat ing list.tmp, newinclude leaves list.bin alone.
newinclude always creates list.bin world-readable.
COMPATIBILITY WARNING: sendmail reads list directly; fast
forward 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 con
tain 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.