diff --git a/mxstartup2mxconfig b/mxstartup2mxconfig
index 28c1505..b1b2010 100755
--- a/mxstartup2mxconfig
+++ b/mxstartup2mxconfig
@@ -248,6 +248,11 @@ sub print_ips_cfg {
 
 ##############################################################################
 
+sub hostconfig_list {
+  my $tag = shift;
+  $_=`/usr/sbin/hostconfig --list $tag 2>/dev/null`;
+  return ( split );
+}
 
 
 sub expand_hosts {
@@ -256,7 +261,10 @@ sub expand_hosts {
   
   
   foreach my $host (@oh) {
-    if ($host =~ /^(\/\S+)/) {
+    if($host =~ /^\@(\S+)/) {
+       push @hosts, hostconfig_list($1);
+    }
+    elsif ($host =~ /^(\/\S+)/) {
       next unless(-r $1);
       push @hosts, expand_hosts(read_file($1));
     } else {