From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Nov 25 17:59:40 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA11315 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 17:59:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from fir.calcasieu.com (fir.calcasieu.com [209.99.46.67]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA11300 for ; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 17:59:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sysop@austin.calcasieu.com) Received: from oak.austin.calcasieu.com (oak.austin.calcasieu.com [192.168.170.7]) by fir.calcasieu.com (8.8.8/8.8.8-2.0) with SMTP id TAA22260; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 19:59:08 -0600 (CST) Received: from cruft by oak.austin.calcasieu.com with SMTP id AA15847 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 19:59:06 -0600 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19981125195905.0083cbc0@mail> X-Sender: sysop@mail X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 19:59:05 -0600 To: "Scott I. Remick" From: Don Read Subject: Re: Alias to null? Cc: In-Reply-To: <4.1.19981125153444.033b84a0@mail.computeralt.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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