On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 11:03:45AM -0600, Todd C. Miller wrote: > On Mon, 16 Jul 2018 17:54:17 +0100, Jason McIntyre wrote: > > > > =================================================================== > > > RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.sbin/smtpd/newaliases.8,v > > > retrieving revision 1.11 > > > diff -u -p -u -r1.11 newaliases.8 > > > --- usr.sbin/smtpd/newaliases.8 22 Dec 2015 17:52:21 -0000 1.11 > > > +++ usr.sbin/smtpd/newaliases.8 16 Jul 2018 16:33:41 -0000 > > > @@ -20,21 +20,22 @@ > > > .Os > > > .Sh NAME > > > .Nm newaliases > > > -.Nd rebuild the database for the mail aliases file > > > +.Nd rebuild the mail aliases database > > > > mail aliases *file*, not database, no? > > Not exactly, a file can be a "database" too. The trouble here is > that newaliases is performing two very different tasks depending > on whether smtpd.conf is configured to use a plain text file or a > db file. > > I'm open to a better description but it is hard to describe the > behavior of both modes without being overly generic. > > Perhaps simply: > > .Nd rebuild mail aliases > > - todd >
i like this better myself, but whatever you think best. jmc
