1 02/13/84 add_mail_table_entry
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3 Syntax: add_mail_table_entry name address -control_args
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6 Function: adds an entry to the mail table and specifies the entry's
7 mailing address. This command is used by system administrators to
8 specify names, usually names of users on other systems, that can be
9 used to designate mailboxes Person_id.Project_id, mailing lists, and
10 Forum meetings. The name must not already exist in the mail table or
11 the person name table PNT. Names are not distinguished by case
12 e.g. Sackman and sackman are the same name.
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15 Arguments:
16 name
17 is a string that specifies the name to be given to this mail table
18 entry. It must be enclosed in quotation marks if it contains blank
19 spaces.
20 address
21 is a destination specifier, that is, a mailing address in the form
22 used by the -mailbox or -user control arguments see below. It can
23 be used instead of the -mailbox or -user control arguments.
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26 Control arguments:
27 -acs_path path
28 specifies the Access Control Segment ACS which controls who may
29 update the entry's mail address. rw access to the ACS indicates
30 that a user may update the entry. If this is not specified or is
31 the null string, only users with access to mail_table_priv_ may
32 update the entry.
33 -alias name
34 specifies an alternate name for the name being defined. If this
35 control argument is specified multiple times, all the names are
36 defined as aliases for the entry.
37 -log path
38 specifies the pathname of a logbox and is equivalent to
39 -mailbox >udd>Project_id>Person_id>Person_id.sv.mbx
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42 -mailing_list path, -mls path
43 specifies the name of a mailing list. The suffix "mls" is added if
44 necessary. The archive component pathname convention is accepted.
45 -mailbox path, -mbx path
46 specifies the pathname of a mailbox. The suffix "mbx" is added if
47 necessary.
48 -meeting path, -mtg path
49 specifies the pathname of a Forum meeting. The suffix "control" is
50 added if necessary.
51 -save path, -sv path
52 specifies the pathname of a savebox. The suffix "sv.mbx" is added
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56 STR -at FSystem -via RelayN...-via Relay1
57 specifies an address on another computer system. STR identifies the
58 user or group of users to receive the message and is not
59 interpreted in any way by the local system. FSystem is the name of
60 the foreign system where the address is located. If the optional
61 -via control arguments are not present, FSystem must be one of the
62 names of a foreign system in the local system's network information
63 table NIT. If, however, the -via control arguments are specified,
64 the foreign system name does not need to be known to the local
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68 If the -via control arguments are specified, they identify an
69 explicit route to be used to reach the foreign system. In this
70 case, Relay1 must be one of the names of a foreign system in the
71 local system's NIT. Mail destined for this foreign address is
72 forwarded to the system identified in Relay1. From there it is
73 forwarded to the system identified as Relay2, etc. until it reaches
74 the system identified as RelayN, where it is delivered to the system
75 on which the foreign address actually resides. When the NIT is
76 querried for either FSystem or Relay1, the query is performed in a
77 case insensitive manner.
78 -user Person_id.Project_id
79 specifies the given user's default mailbox under the specified
80 project. This control argument is equivalent to
81 -mailbox >udd>Project_id>Person_id>Person_id.mbx
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84 Access required: The user must have e access to the gate
85 mail_table_priv_.