From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Nov 25 12:52:01 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA09063 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 12:46:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from phrozen.org (c61781-a.lakwod2.co.home.com [24.1.12.18]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA09045 for ; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 12:46:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from geniusj@phrozen.org) Received: from localhost (geniusj@localhost) by phrozen.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id NAA01409; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 13:44:46 -0700 Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 13:44:45 -0700 (MST) From: # rm -rf * To: "Scott I. Remick" cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Alias to null? In-Reply-To: <4.1.19981125153444.033b84a0@mail.computeralt.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, 25 Nov 1998, Scott I. Remick wrote: > I would like to set up a dummy account that, should any email be sent to > it, it gets simply discarded and does not pile up. However, it's important > that POP3 access still work on this account... I just never want messages > to be present to be picked up :) (long story). Is there a way in > /etc/aliases to alias the dummy account to /dev/null or similar? try in your home dir ".forward" put in there the line as follows WITH THE QUOTES: "> /dev/null" then save that, it'll send it there :P > > Please cc: replies to my email... thanks > ----------------------- > Scott I. Remick mailto:scott@computeralt.com > Network and Information Systems (802)388-7545 FAX:(802)388-3697 > Computer Alternatives, Inc. http://www.computeralt.com > > ----------> http://www.unix-vs-nt.org/ <----------- > > "Voici mon secret. Il est tres simple: on ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur. > L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message