>>>>> On 05 Feb 2001 19:14:11 -0500, "Dick" == Dick Knowles  wrote:

  Dick> I'm converting my .mailrc to BBDB.  I have many groups of aliases like
  Dick> this: 

  Dick>   alias Abe ...
  Dick>   alias Bill ...
  Dick>   alias brothers Abe Bill
  Dick>   alias Cathy ...
  Dick>   alias Deb ...
  Dick>   alias sisters Cathy Deb
  Dick>   alias siblings brothers sisters

  Dick> "mail-alias" seems the right BBDB way often enough, but if my original
  Dick> alias list is long, or when I use other aliases to gather a larger
  Dick> group (like "siblings" above) is there another way?  

Responding to myself:

I was able to get a partial solution.  I put all the individuals into
BBDB with a 'mail-alias' field.  Then I retained the group aliases in
.mailrc.  Those aliases seem to pick up the BBDB aliases just fine.
Now I have the advantage of BBDB while still having groups.

      Dick

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