Add this in your /etc/aliases file:
junk: "| cat > /dev/null"
Everything that goes to junk@yourdomain will go to /dev/null.
Jean-Michel Dault
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 9 Jun 2000, Ryan A wrote:
> Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 17:53:57 -0600 (MDT)
> From: Ryan A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [expert] Forwarding mail to /dev/null?
>
> On Fri, 9 Jun 2000, John Aldrich wrote:
>
> > IS there a way to get Sendmail to forward mail for certain
> > email addresses to /dev/null?
>
> I believe procmail would fit the bill perfectly.
>
> -ryan
>
>
>
> I tried telling Sendmail to
> > pipe mail for [EMAIL PROTECTED] to /dev/null in both virtual user
> > table and in /etc/aliases, but when I tried to send myself
> > a test message, Sendmail refused.
> > I'd *like* to have Sendmail accept mail, but promptly dump
> > it to /dev/null (or the equivalent.)
> > Could I make a user "null" with a mailbox symlinked to
> > /dev/null, perhaps?
> > Thanks...
> > John
> >
>