diff --git a/src/newaliases.1 b/src/newaliases.1
--- a/src/newaliases.1
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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 .TH NEWALIASES 1 "$Date: 2013-11-22 20:51:56 $"
 .SH NAME
 newaliases
-\- rebuild the data base for the mail aliases file
+\- rebuild the data base for the sendmail aliases file
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B newaliases
 .SH DESCRIPTION