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+# This is mailman's interface to the alias database.
+
+# TODO:
+
+# Write a wrapper program w/ root uid that allows the mailman user
+# only to update the alias database.
+
+import string
+_file = open('/etc/aliases', 'r')
+_lines = _file.readlines()
+aliases = {}
+_cur_line  = None
+
+def _AddAlias(line):
+  line = string.strip(line)
+  if not line:
+    return
+  colon_index = string.find(line, ":")
+  if colon_index < 1:
+    raise "SyntaxError", "Malformed /etc/aliases file"
+  alias = string.lower(string.strip(line[:colon_index]))
+  rest = string.split(line[colon_index+1:], ",")
+  rest = map(string.strip, rest)
+  aliases[alias] = rest
+
+for _line in _lines:
+  if _line[0] == '#':
+    continue
+  if _line[0] == ' ' or _line[0] == '\t':
+    _cur_line = _cur_line + _line
+    continue
+  if _cur_line:
+    _AddAlias(_curline)
+  _cur_line = _line
+  
+def GetAlias(str):
+  str = string.lower(str)
+  if not aliases.has_key(str):
+    raise KeyError, "No such alias"
+  return aliases[str]
+