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diff -up man-pages-3.22/man5/nsswitch.conf.5.pom man-pages-3.22/man5/nsswitch.conf.5
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--- man-pages-3.22/man5/nsswitch.conf.5.pom 2009-07-25 08:53:42.000000000 +0200
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+++ man-pages-3.22/man5/nsswitch.conf.5 2009-09-16 09:45:54.000000000 +0200
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@@ -50,9 +50,11 @@ file.
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The following databases are available in the NSS:
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.TP
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.B aliases
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-Mail aliases, used by
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+Mail aliases, provides a system-wide mechanism to redirect mail for local
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+recipients. Used by mail transfer agents such as Postfix or
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.BR sendmail (8).
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-Presently ignored.
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+Note: On Linux, not like on other Unices, Sendmail uses its own aliases
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+resolution system independent on `/etc/nsswitch.conf'.
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.TP
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.B ethers
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Ethernet numbers.
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