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    -bt  Run in address test mode.  This mode reads addresses and shows the
          steps in parsing; it is used for debugging configuration tables.
     -bv  Verify names only - do not try to collect or deliver a message.
          Verify mode is normally used for validating users or mailing lists.
     -v   Go into verbose mode.  Alias expansions will be announced, etc.