Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 15:46:08 -0500 From: John Nielsen <lists@jnielsen.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: David Banning <david+dated+1164830658.2933e3@skytracker.ca> Subject: Re: question on virtusertable - sendmail Message-ID: <200611241546.09526.lists@jnielsen.net> In-Reply-To: <20061124201828.GA9575@kobe.laptop> References: <20061124193944.GA4950@skytracker.ca> <20061124200417.GA13063@skytracker.ca> <20061124201828.GA9575@kobe.laptop>
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On Friday 24 November 2006 15:18, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On 2006-11-24 15:04, David Banning <david+dated+1164830658.2933e3@skytracker.ca> wrote: > >> @domain.com bounce > >> > >> You can define "bounce" in /etc/mail/aliases, or just leave it > >> undefined (since it will probably bounce anyway). > > > > I am looking at my /etc/mail/aliases > > > > how would I define bounce? > > > > I know I could simple send it to /dev/null, but I want it to bounce > > back to the sender with a "no such user" error. > > How about bouncing from inside `virtusertable' itself? > > alpha@domain.com alpha > beta@domain.com beta > @domain.com error:nouser 550 No such user here > > I think this is the cleanest way to do something like the setup you > described, since all the relevant information is kept closely packed > together in `virtusertable' itself. I thought there should be a better way than what I described. With this approach you don't necessarily need a catchall entry. Just let the mail flow through for everyone except exceptions listed in virtusertable. JN
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