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Date:      Wed, 25 Nov 1998 19:59:05 -0600
From:      Don Read <sysop@calcasieu.com>
To:        "Scott I. Remick" <scott@computeralt.com>
Cc:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Alias to null?
Message-ID:  <3.0.5.32.19981125195905.0083cbc0@mail>
In-Reply-To: <4.1.19981125153444.033b84a0@mail.computeralt.com>

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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


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