TRANSFER Administration Guide Volume 1 Reference Manual

Naming Rules
Getting Started with ADMIN
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BROWN_GEORGE(manager)
BREAKFAST-CLUB(mondays)
If you enter a suffix for another distribution list name or for a correspondent or interest
group whose correspondent or group profile specifies that suffixes are not recognized,
the suffix is ignored. The name is then added to the distribution list without the suffix.
Possible Formats
Here are two examples of possible formats for registering PS MAIL correspondents at
a given node:
CLARK_WILLIAM @OREGON
LEWIS-MERIWETHER
Using a surname-first format helps to locate correspondent names in a list, because
TRANSFER lists objects alphabetically.
Wild-Card Feature
If you do not know the entire correspondent name, or if you do not want to type it,
you can use the wild-card feature in ADMIN when entering names of correspondents,
interest groups, distribution lists, and folders. You cannot use a wild-card name,
however, when you are adding a name.
The wild-card feature allows you to type an asterisk (*) in place of one or more
characters in a name, as long as you have entered enough characters to identify it
uniquely. An asterisk can match any character or any number of characters. You can
use one or more asterisks in any position in the name. Here are examples of using the
* character to distinguish a folder named PUBLICATIONS from an interest group
named PUBLISHING:
Publications Publishing
*S *G
PUBLIC* PUBLIS*
P*S P*G
*C* *H*
The asterisk can be used anywhere in a simple or qualified name, except in the node
name.
Patterns
When you request a listing of correspondent names, interest group names, distribution
list names, or folder names, you can type a pattern for the listing. A pattern includes
one or more asterisks standing for any character or characters in that position. An
asterisk can be typed at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a pattern for a
name. ADMIN does not allow you to use an asterisk in the node name; you must