Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 21:41:19 -0500 (EST) From: mark peterson <reachme@mnemo.syne-post.com> To: Don Read <sysop@calcasieu.com> Cc: "Scott I. Remick" <scott@computeralt.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Alias to null? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981125213414.20723A-100000@mnemo.syne-post.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19981125195905.0083cbc0@mail>
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I hav erecently had a similar conundrum. I want to route all mail that is sent to an invaliduserid@mydomain.com to go to holdforreview@mydomain.com so that I will no when mail bounces. My reason for this is, I have recently upgraded from being virtually hosted to colocating my own server. Previously I gave out about 50 aliases that were not configured as aliases. Now since I have been running my own mail server I am not receiving mail for any of those aliases (except where I created new user accounts). I really need to fix this fast. My own service provider couldn't help me. Any suggestions?? Phil Perreault Syne-Post Communications Mailto:ReachMe@Syne-Post.Com On Wed, 25 Nov 1998, Don Read wrote: > back on 03:38 PM 11/25/98 -0500, you said: > >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? > > > > haven't tried it but ... > > create the dummy user, non-existing home directory. > ln -s /dev/null /var/mail/dummy > > Regards, > -- > Don Read sysop@calcasieu.com > EDP Manager dread@texas.net > Calcasieu Lumber Co. Austin TX > - Ya jes' mash that button, rite jher > > > 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
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