Update

+2006-01-16  Sergey Poznyakoff  <gray@gnu.org.ua>
+
+	* NEWS: Updated
+	* THANKS: Add Walter Neumann
+	* doc/texinfo/programs.texi: Document inplacealiases and
+	recursealiases.
+	* mail/alias.c (alias_expand): Recursively expand aliases if
+	recursealiases is set.
+	* mail/mail.c (default_setup): Provide defaults for inplacealiases
+	and recursealiases.
+	* mail/mail.h (is_address_field): New prototype.
+	* mail/send.c (compose_header_set): Check for valid arguments at
+	the beginning of the function (value can be NULL, e.g. if the user hit
+	C-D at Cc: prompt).
+	Call util_merge_addresses() only if inplacealiases is set. Expand
+	aliases before calling it.
+	* mail/util.c (is_address_field): Remove static qualifier.
+	(util_header_expand): Expand aliases unless inplacealiases is set.
+	* mail/testsuite/mail/send.exp: Set inplacealiases.
+
 2005-12-14  Sergey Poznyakoff  <gray@gnu.org.ua>
 
 	* lib/mu_dbm.c: Allow specifying full file name (including the

-GNU mailutils NEWS -- history of user-visible changes.  2005-10-30
-Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+GNU mailutils NEWS -- history of user-visible changes.  2006-01-16
+Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 See the end of file for copying conditions.
 
 Please send mailutils bug reports to <bug-mailutils@gnu.org>.
@@ -21,8 +21,17 @@ obtain loader options (which is recommended, anyway).
 * mail: New option --exec (-E) allows to execute arbitrary mail commands
 before opening the mailbox. Any number of --exec options can be given.
 
+** New variables `recursivealiases' and `inplacealiases' control the way
+mail aliases are expanded. When `recursivealiases' is set, aliases
+will be expanded recursively. When `inplacealiases' is set, alias
+expansion takes place before entering compose mode (by default, it is
+carried out when exiting compose mode, right before sending the
+message). The default is `set recursivealiases noinplacealiases'.
+
 * Bugfixes:
 ** mail: Fix handling of conditional expressions
+** mail: When several recipients were specified, no alias expansion took
+place. 
 
 
 Version 0.6.91:

 @c This is part of the GNU Mailutils manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005
+@c Copyright (C) 1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006
 @c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @c See file mailutils.texi for copying conditions.
 @comment *******************************************************************
@@ -1999,6 +1999,15 @@ composed.
 
 String used by the @code{~m} tilde escape for indenting quoted messages.
 
+@item inplacealiases
+@*Type: Boolean
+@*Default: False
+
+If set, @command{mail} will expand aliases in the address header field
+before entering send mode (@pxref{Composing Mail}). By default, the
+address header fields are left intact while composing, the alias
+expansion takes place immediately before sending message.
+
 @item keepsave
 @*Type: Boolean.
 @*Default: False.
@@ -2132,6 +2141,12 @@ configuration file upon startup. See @ref{Mail Configuration Files}.
 
 When set, any outgoing message will be saved to the named file.
 
+@item recursivealiases
+@*Type: Boolean
+@*Default: True
+
+When set, @command{mail} will expand aliases recursively.
+
 @item regex
 @*Type: Boolean.
 @*Default: True.