I'm actually using Outlook98 as my mail reader so the comment about
/dev/null was actually more tongue-in-cheek. It comes with a
configurable junk mail filter.
Now, to answer your question.
There is an anti-spam filter, I believe it is called clean, available
on your Mandrake distribution. I don't think it works with sendmail
but is designed to work with one of the other mail servers available
on the distribution, which is probably a good thing because my
understanding is that sendmail is, excuse the expression, a bitch to
configure.
I know it's becoming a little cliche but check through the Linux docs,
or, if we are lucky, maybe one of the more enlightened souls can clue
us in on the use of this tool.
BTW, for those who don't know /dev/null actually exists. It is a kind
of cyber black hole you can actually direct output to when you
don't want to see it, i.e. a program may create output that you don't
really need so you just redirect it to /dev/null so it doesn't bother
you. i.e.
[user somedirectory] # thisprogramprintsjunk > /dev/null
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, August 20, 1999 10:58 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [newbie] Not getting anywhere - IGNORE THIS TROLL!
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> Do you put this in /etc/hosts.deny?
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan
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> "Ken Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 08/20/99 12:19:24 PM
>
> Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> cc: (bcc: Bryan Moorehead/Link/Allied Holdings)
> Subject: RE: [newbie] Not getting anywhere - IGNORE THIS TROLL!
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>
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>
> Not a problem. I flamed him at his hotmail account instead of
> here and then promptly added *@hotmail.com to my list of junk
> senders that automatically go to /dev/null. :)
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Nick Kay
> > Sent: Thursday, August 20, 1998 8:20 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: [newbie] Not getting anywhere - IGNORE THIS TROLL!
> >
> >
> > This guy is trolling you all.
> > (for the newbies a troll is someone
> > who instigates flamewars by using
> > inflammatory language)
> >
> > Please don't pander to his wishes by responding.
> >
> > (Ithought I sniffed a troll the other day ;> )
> >
> > ttfn
> > nick
> >
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