Re: [Dovecot] How to disable system users from receiving mail?

2009-08-16 Thread Benny Pedersen

On Sat, August 15, 2009 05:43, Paul H Park wrote:
> I know that login can be disable for system users and groups, but how do I 
> refuse email for
> system groups?

this have nothing to do with dovecot imho ?

if mta is postfix remove mydestination domains to virtual domains, eccept 
localhost

and then in postfix virtual have the user that wants to have mail, mapped back 
to local:
delivery with dovecot still as lda

vioal solved nicely

remove unneded local alias as well

> It's a bit of a security/maintenance irritation - I don't want to check for 
> such spam mail,
> since that is possible.

what problem ?, if you follow the above there is no problem

> Thanks for any help!!  Answer preferably given, so that I can configure it 
> through webmin
> please.

no you prefer postfixadmin when you see the diff :)

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xpoint



Re: [Dovecot] How to disable system users from receiving mail?

2009-08-14 Thread Sahil Tandon
On Fri, 14 Aug 2009, Paul H Park wrote:

> I know that login can be disable for system users and groups, but how do I
> refuse email for system groups?

This has nothing to do with Dovecot.  Configure your SMTP server not to
accept mail for system groups/users if that is really what you wish to do.

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Sahil Tandon