Addalias.exe is a utility for adding, modifying, and deleting batches of e-mail aliases stored in a text file. You can also import an existing Windows NT group into IMail and create a group alias. If you invoke Addalias.exe with no command line options (by entering only addalias at the MS-DOS prompt), you can manually input command lines, then press Enter after each line. Make sure that you press CTRL-Z to exit the utility when you are done. Example
addalias [-h hostname] [-cX] [-{a|d|m}] alias [=destination]
Command |
Function |
-a aliasname |
Adds an alias if the alias does not exist. aliasname is the name of the alias you want to add. Only one alias may be added in a single command line. |
-cX |
Specifies an alternate delimiting character, which replaces the default delimiter (the equal sign). Spaces are not allowed. (Using -c in a text file affects all lines in the file.) |
-d aliasname |
Deletes an alias that already exists, where aliasname is the alias you want to delete. Only one alias may be deleted in a single command line. |
-f filename |
You can put multiple commands into a text file for one execution of Addalias. Use -f to specify the name of the text file containing the Addalias commands. (All the above commands are valid for the text file, but note that -h and -c persist across multiple lines of input.) |
-h hostname |
Specifies the virtual domain for the alias. The primary domain is used if no e-mail domain is specified. (Using -h in a text file affects all lines in the file.) |
-i groupname |
Imports an NT group as a group alias if the alias does not already exist. groupname is the group that you want to import. Only one alias can be added in a single command line. |
-l |
Lists current aliases. This argument may not be used in a text file. |
-m aliasname |
Modifies or adds an alias even if the alias exists. aliasname is the alias you want to modify. Only one alias may be modified in a single command line. |
-? |
Displays a summary of argument options. |
Important: Windows 2000 and Advanced Server Users. You can import NT groups as an alias only for local and global groups. You cannot import NT groups with Microsoft Active Directory Services (ADS) Universal groups.
Adding an Alias to the Default (primary) Email Domain
Adding an Alias to a Specific Domain
Importing an NT Group as a Group Alias
Addalias.exe returns 1 if it performed at least one of the requested operations; it returns 0 if it failed.
Instead of entering commands at the MS-DOS prompt, you can use a text file to input multiple commands for one execution. You can use this technique to add aliases to IMail Server from another mail system if the other mail server program can create a delimited text file of aliases. Example