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Alias file without actual aliases?
Tim Chase
2017-10-03 17:25:13 UTC
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It may be a silly question, but can one make use of -group names in
alias files without assigning aliases? I've got email addresses for
some mailing-list trolls. I never intend to send messages to them,
but I'd like to use the "alias -group trolls ..." to have a "trolls"
group I can use for flagging them in the display.

What would be the best way to do this. I can create junk aliases

alias -group trolls zzzzzzz1 ***@example.com

but was hoping for something less onerous than hand-maintaining fake
aliases for them.

-tkc
Tim Chase
2017-10-03 17:52:52 UTC
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Sigh, never mind. 30 minutes later, I stumble across the "group"
command which lets me

group -group trolls -addr ***@example.com

which does EXACTLY what I want. Sorry for the noise.

-tkc
Post by Tim Chase
It may be a silly question, but can one make use of -group names in
alias files without assigning aliases? I've got email addresses for
some mailing-list trolls. I never intend to send messages to them,
but I'd like to use the "alias -group trolls ..." to have a "trolls"
group I can use for flagging them in the display.
What would be the best way to do this. I can create junk aliases
but was hoping for something less onerous than hand-maintaining fake
aliases for them.
-tkc
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