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Mail Aliases
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   Here is a `setq' that `turns on' mail aliases, along with more
reminders.

     ;;; Mail mode
     ; To enter mail mode, type `C-x m'
     ; To enter RMAIL (for reading mail),
     ; type `M-x rmail'
     
     (setq mail-aliases t)

This `setq' command sets the value of the variable `mail-aliases' to
`t'.  Since `t' means true, the line says, in effect, "Yes, use mail
aliases."

   Mail aliases are convenient short names for long email addresses or
for lists of email addresses.  The file where you keep your `aliases'
is `~/.mailrc'.  You write an alias like this:

     alias geo george@foobar.wiz.edu

When you write a message to George, address it to `geo'; the mailer
will automatically expand `geo' to the full address.