-.\" $OpenBSD: forward.5,v 1.7 2007/05/31 19:19:58 jmc Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: forward.5,v 1.8 2008/08/27 20:39:32 jmc Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2001 Marco S. Hyman
.\"
.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
.\" WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: May 31 2007 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: August 27 2008 $
.Dt FORWARD 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
addresses found in the
.Pa .forward
file.
-.Pa .forward
-files must not be group or world writable.
-The user's home directory should not be group writable.
-The
-.Pa .forward
-file must be owned by and readable by the indicated user.
.Pp
A
.Pa .forward
file contains one or more lines where each line is an e-mail address
or the name of a private incoming mailer where incoming mail will be
forwarded.
-Examples:
+Multiple entries may be specified on one line, comma separated.
+Additionally, a copy of all mail may be retained
+on the local machine using a
+.Dq \euser
+entry.
+.Pp
+.Pa .forward
+files must not be group or world writable.
+The user's home directory should not be group writable.
+The
+.Pa .forward
+file must be owned by and readable by the indicated user.
+.Sh FILES
+.Bl -tag -width $HOME/.forward -compact
+.It Pa $HOME/.forward
+e-mail forwarding information
+.El
+.Sh EXAMPLES
.Bd -literal -offset indent
# lines with # in the first column are ignored
# empty lines are ignored
# #@# with whitespace on both sides may be used to start a comment
-foo@bar.baz.com #@# is a comment anywhere
+foo@bar.baz.com, \euser #@# is a comment anywhere
"| /usr/local/libexec/slocal -user foo"
.Ed
-.Sh FILES
-.Bl -tag -width $HOME/.forward -compact
-.It Pa $HOME/.forward
-e-mail forwarding information
-.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr aliases 5 ,
.Xr sendmail 8