Build-mail-aliases?

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From: The Caterpillar Cannot Understan...
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1991 00:11

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(From Emacs FAQ)
>59: Why doesn't Emacs expand my aliases when sending mail?
>  
>  First, you must separate multiple addresses with commas.
>  
>  Second, Emacs normally only reads the ".mailrc" file once per session,
>  when you start to compose your first mail message.  If you edit .mailrc,
>  you can type "M-ESC (build-mail-aliases) RET" to make Emacs reread
>  .mailrc.
	How are you supposed to type a "M-ESC" if you don't have a
Meta key? If I type ESC-ESC I get an "Eval:" prompt in the minibuffer,
and if I do "ESC-x build-mail-aliases" I get a "[No match]" and
nothing happens. 
	The function is defined in help, but I can't find it in info,
and I don't know what to do. 
	HELLLLLLP! :)
                                                        -Pat

	PS - Thanks!
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      Patrick G. Salsbury		           V291NHTP@UBVMS (Bitnet)
State University of NY @ Buffalo, USA	          SALSBURY@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU
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