From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Nov 25 12:49:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA09254 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 12:49:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from horton.iaces.com (horton.iaces.com [204.147.87.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA09245 for ; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 12:49:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from proot@horton.iaces.com) Received: (from proot@localhost) by horton.iaces.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA02478; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 14:48:38 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from proot) From: "Paul T. Root" Message-Id: <199811252048.OAA02478@horton.iaces.com> Subject: Re: Alias to null? In-Reply-To: <4.1.19981125153444.033b84a0@mail.computeralt.com> from "Scott I. Remick" at "Nov 25, 98 03:38:46 pm" To: scott@computeralt.com (Scott I. Remick) Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 14:48:38 -0600 (CST) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Organization: USWEST !nterprise Networking - ACES X-Phone: (612) 664-3385 X-Fax: (612) 664-4779 X-Page: (800) SKY-PAGE PIN: 537-7270 X-Address: 600 Stinson Blvd, Fl 1S X-Address: Minneapolis, MN 55413 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL38 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG send it to nobody in aliases In a previous message, Scott I. Remick 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? > > 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 > -- I'm not a computer geek, I'm just nervous and jerky. --Kathryn Keyes To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message