thank you for that link cas, it was most handy, I had seen it before in my googling but I thought perhaps it was wrong, because I dont actually have a doublebounceto file in my /var/qmail/control/ folder so do I just create a new file?
On 25/01/2008, cas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wed, 2008-01-23 at 09:12 +1100, David Campbell wrote: > > Thanks for that advice casper, I have been looking at the logs and > > after i put the accoutns in and left it alone all night, it went back > > to its normal 4 mails instead of 1100 mails, so it does look like a > > logging thing, but I cannot for the life of me find the root > > mailbox... > > Hey, > > Perhaps you can find it in /root/Maildir ? Or else root isn't supposed > to email, so in that case you may create a forward rule in your > qmailadmin (http:// yoursite.com/qmailadmin ), login as postmaster. > Then set the forward from [EMAIL PROTECTED] to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > If you check the postmaster mail account, there are the log files for > root. Mail from anonymous: crontab logs. Mail from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: double > bounces > from qmail itself because anonymous user does not exist. Safely ignore > them, or quit the bounces by setting it to a special account in qmail > control file, /var/qmail/control/doublebounceto. > Most double bounces are in fact spam (if not from qmail itself). > > You will find something interesting at: > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/qmail/users/131265 > (last message, about virtual domains) > Explanation how to send double bounces to /dev/null via special mail > account. > > > Hope I solved your problem, good luck! > > Cas > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- David Campbell E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: http://www.bigbighuge.com The information in this E-mail and any attachments is confidential. It is intended solely for the attention and use of the named addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, or person responsible for delivering this information to the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately. Unless you are the intended recipient or his/her representative you are not authorised to, and must not read, copy, distribute, use or retain this message or any part of it. Opinions, conclusions and other information expressed in this message are not given or endorsed by the sender unless otherwise indicated by an authorised officer independent of this message. ..."when was the last time you did a backup?"...
