Remove support for a "*" in alias files (which would add everyone in

the password file to the alias).

diff --git a/docs/pending-release-notes b/docs/pending-release-notes
index f4f4735..d5337f4 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/pending-release-notes
+++ b/docs/pending-release-notes
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ OBSOLETE FEATURES
 - conflict(8) was deprecated in nmh 1.6, and was removed in this release.
 - mhtest(8) was deprecated in nmh 1.6, and was removed in this release.
 - msh(1) was deprecated in nmh 1.6, and was removed in this release.
+- Support in alias files for the the "*" address-group (everyone) was
+  deprecated in nmh 1.6, and was removed in this release.
 
 -------------------
 DEPRECATED FEATURES

diff --git a/h/aliasbr.h b/h/aliasbr.h
index f940026..482378e 100644 (file)
--- a/h/aliasbr.h
+++ b/h/aliasbr.h
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
  */
 
 extern char *AliasFile;                /* mh-alias(5)             */
-#define        PASSWD  "/etc/passwd"   /* passwd(5)               */
-#define GROUP   "/etc/group"   /* group(5)                */
-#define EVERYONE 200           /* lowest uid for everyone */
 
 struct aka {
     char *ak_name;             /* name to match against             */
@@ -52,8 +49,3 @@ char *akerror (int);
 #define        AK_ERROR        2       /* error parsing file    */
 #define        AK_LIMIT        3       /* memory limit exceeded */
 #define        AK_NOGROUP      4       /* no such group         */
-
-/* should live here, not in mts.c */
-
-extern int Everyone;
-extern char *NoShell;

diff --git a/h/mts.h b/h/mts.h
index b425e24..14266d2 100644 (file)
--- a/h/mts.h
+++ b/h/mts.h
@@ -63,9 +63,3 @@ extern char *pophost;
  * Global MailDelivery File
  */
 extern char *maildelivery;
-
-/*
- * Aliasing Facility (doesn't belong here)
- */
-extern int Everyone;
-extern char *NoShell;

diff --git a/man/mh-alias.man b/man/mh-alias.man
index dcb6e21..ad047c3 100644 (file)
--- a/man/mh-alias.man
+++ b/man/mh-alias.man
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ where:
 .RI "                  |  < " file
 .RI "                  |  = " UNIX\-group
 .RI "                  |  + " UNIX\-group
-                       |  *
 
 .IR address\-list "    := " address
 .RI "                  |  " address\-list ", " address
@@ -98,16 +97,6 @@ added to the
 .I address\-list
 for the alias.
 .PP
-If the
-.I address\-group
-is simply \*(lq*\*(rq, the system's password database
-is consulted and all login names with a userid
-greater than some magic number (usually 200) are added to the
-.I address\-list
-for the alias.
-.B
-This feature is obsolescent and will be removed in a future release.
-.PP
 In match, a trailing \*(lq*\*(rq on an alias will match just about anything
 appropriate.
 .PP

diff --git a/man/mh-tailor.man b/man/mh-tailor.man
index 2a69c58..38154ac 100644 (file)
--- a/man/mh-tailor.man
+++ b/man/mh-tailor.man
@@ -203,21 +203,6 @@ See
 .IR slocal (1)
 for the details.
 .RE
-.PP
-.BR everyone :
-200
-.RS 5
-The highest user-id which should NOT receive mail addressed to
-\*(lqeveryone\*(rq.
-.RE
-.PP
-.BR noshell :
-.RS 5
-If set, then each user-id greater than \*(lqeveryone\*(rq that has a
-login shell equivalent to the given value (e.g., \*(lq/bin/csh\*(rq)
-indicates that mail for \*(lqeveryone\*(rq should not be sent to them.
-This is useful for handling admin, dummy, and guest logins.
-.RE
 .SS "SMTP support"
 This option is only available if you set
 .B mts

diff --git a/sbr/mts.c b/sbr/mts.c
index 4a44c44..99851d9 100644 (file)
--- a/sbr/mts.c
+++ b/sbr/mts.c
@@ -78,13 +78,6 @@ char *pophost    = "";
 char *maildelivery = nmhetcdir(/maildelivery);
 
 
-/*
- * Aliasing Facility (doesn't belong here)
- */
-int Everyone = NOTOK;
-static char *everyone = "-1";
-char *NoShell = "";
-
 /*
  * Customize the MTS settings for nmh by adjusting
  * the file mts.conf in the nmh etc directory.
@@ -113,8 +106,6 @@ static struct bind binds[] = {
     { "pophost", &pophost },
 
     { "maildelivery", &maildelivery },
-    { "everyone", &everyone },
-    { "noshell", &NoShell },
     { NULL, NULL }
 };
 
@@ -163,8 +154,6 @@ mts_init (char *name)
         fclose (fp);
     }
 
-    Everyone = atoi (everyone);
-
     save_mts_method (mts_method);
 }
 

diff --git a/uip/aliasbr.c b/uip/aliasbr.c
index 6600f74..0f6b190 100644 (file)
--- a/uip/aliasbr.c
+++ b/uip/aliasbr.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ static char *seekp (char *, char *, char **);
 static int addfile (struct aka *, char *);
 static int addgroup (struct aka *, char *);
 static int addmember (struct aka *, char *);
-static int addall (struct aka *);
 static char *getalias (char *);
 static void add_aka (struct aka *, char *);
 static struct aka *akalloc (char *);
@@ -271,10 +270,6 @@ alias (char *file)
                }
                break;
 
-           case '*':           /* Everyone */
-               addall (ak);
-               break;
-
            default:            /* list */
                while ((cp = getalias (pp)))
                    add_aka (ak, cp);
@@ -439,26 +434,6 @@ addmember (struct aka *ak, char *grp)
 }
 
 
-static int
-addall (struct aka *ak)
-{
-    int noshell = NoShell == NULL || *NoShell == 0;
-    register struct home *hm;
-
-    init_pw ();
-
-    if (Everyone < 0)
-       Everyone = EVERYONE;
-
-    for (hm = homehead; hm; hm = hm->h_next)
-        if ((int) hm->h_uid > Everyone
-               && (noshell || strcmp (hm->h_shell, NoShell)))
-           add_aka (ak, hm->h_name);
-
-    return homehead != NULL;
-}
-
-
 static char *
 getalias (char *addrs)
 {