Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 21:58:29 -0700 From: "Dan Bikle" <dan.bikle@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [FreeBSD] Incoming mail configuration; catch-all e-mail account; virtusertable Message-ID: <74252ed10608202158g6402af01ybb84d731423ef085@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <74252ed10608202157j36d85e57q953f5162b6a57064@mail.gmail.com> References: <74252ed10608202137n845ba89v1e80dcaad3182369@mail.gmail.com> <44E93AE2.4060209@gregs-garage.com> <74252ed10608202157j36d85e57q953f5162b6a57064@mail.gmail.com>
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Yes, I used /usr/sbin/adduser to create an account named catchall. And if I send e-mail to catchall@mydomain.com , the e-mail does appear in /var/mail/catchall Does anyone out there know how to tinker with the configuration of incoming mail on FreeBSD ?? -Dan On 8/20/06, Greg Groth < ggroth@gregs-garage.com> wrote: > > Do you have a user on your system defined as "catchall"? I don't think > that you can mail directly to a file from virtusertable. You might be > able to do this if you define an alias for catchall in the aliases file, > or you could add a user "catchall" set for /usr/bin/nologin. > > Best regards, > Greg Groth > > Dan Bikle wrote: > > People, > > > > I want to configure sendmail for incoming mail. > > > > I want to funnel all mail destined for a specific domain to a catchall > > account. > > > > On my FreeBSD 5.3 box I looked in /etc/mail/ > > > > I found this file: > > > > /etc/mail/virtusertable.sample > > > > and studied it. > > > > I made this file: > > > > /etc/mail/virtusertable > > > > I put 1 line in it: > > > > @mydomain.com catchall > > > > I want ... > > any mail sent to @ mydomain.com > > to land here /var/mail/catchall > > > > I assume I am using the right syntax; true? > > > > Anyway, I bounced sendmail with the Makefile I > > found in /etc/mail > > > > When I send mail to spam@mydomain.com > > the mail just ends up in the dead.letter file > > of the sender. > > > > When I send mail to a valid user, the mail > > does get delivered to the right file in /var/mail/ > > > > So, how do I setup a catchall mail account? > > > > I sense that I'm supposed to do this via > > /etc/mail/virtusertable > > > > but maybe I'm putting in the wrong syntax or > > I need to configure some other file. > > > > If you have any tips for me, > > please send them to me. > > > > Thanks, > > -Dan > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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