[vchkpw] [vpopmail] handle 'postmaster' as non existing user (reject mails)

2006-05-09 Thread Lars Uhlmann
We only need this mailbox for »qmailadmin« to log in. Is it possible to treat this account as non existing? I've tried a domain-global '.qmail-postmaster' (... bounce-no-mailbox) and a '.qmail' (same content) inside the folder 'postmaster' but nothing worked. regards Lars

Re: [vchkpw] [vpopmail] handle 'postmaster' as non existing user (reject mails)

2006-05-09 Thread Michael Krieger
Easiest thing to do is add a .qmail file in the postmaster directory stating '|/bin/true delete' to scrap the message [just sets it as deleted by default].Now I'd imagine the main frontline you'd want to investigate is chkuser.c if you use it.  By line 567, it's got a user and domain split.  Under

Re: [vchkpw] [vpopmail] handle 'postmaster' as non existing user (reject mails)

2006-05-09 Thread Ken Jones
Lars Uhlmann wrote: We only need this mailbox for »qmailadmin« to log in. Is it possible to treat this account as non existing? I've tried a domain-global '.qmail-postmaster' (... bounce-no-mailbox) and a '.qmail' (same content) inside the folder 'postmaster' but nothing worked. regards Lars

Re: [vchkpw] [vpopmail] handle 'postmaster' as non existing user (reject mails)

2006-05-09 Thread Tom Collins
On May 9, 2006, at 7:56 AM, Ken Jones wrote: Then put a single # character in the file. qmail-local treats a single # charater as "delete the email". If you want to bounce it, put this in instead: |/var/qmail/bin/bouncesaying 'invalid account' You can change the 'invalid account' message to a

Re: [vchkpw] [vpopmail] handle 'postmaster' as non existing user (reject mails)

2006-05-09 Thread tonix (Antonio Nati)
At 16.47 09/05/2006, you wrote: Easiest thing to do is add a .qmail file in the postmaster directory stating '|/bin/true delete' to scrap the message [just sets it as deleted by default]. Now I'd imagine the main frontline you'd want to investigate is chkuser.c if you use it. By line 567, it

Re: [vchkpw] [vpopmail] handle 'postmaster' as non existing user (reject mails)

2006-05-09 Thread Michael Krieger
Ken Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I've been thinking of setting up all new domains with thisway. Nobody really reads postmaster email.I do see the occasional person who does, but it's rare.  I like the 'set the bounce flag' idea suggested in this thread.  Postmaster should have the bounce message

Re: [vchkpw] [vpopmail] handle 'postmaster' as non existing user (reject mails)

2006-05-10 Thread Ron Guerin
Ken Jones wrote: > Lars Uhlmann wrote: >> We only need this mailbox for »qmailadmin« to log in. Is it possible to >> treat this account as non existing? I've tried a domain-global >> '.qmail-postmaster' (... bounce-no-mailbox) and a '.qmail' (same content) >> inside the folder 'postmaster' but noth