Hello, on 10.12.2002 18:02, Neil Herber at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It is rumored that on or about 2002-12-10 9:36 AM -0500, Linda > Pautsch wrote as follows: >> I've got a variety of entries in the router used to route spam >> domains to Error. I also have a particular email address, say >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, that I also want to block. So my router >> entry is: >> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>=error > > From the SIMS docs (edited): > >> Special Addresses >> >> If the domain name part of an address is ERROR, or if the domain >> name part is empty, and the local name part is ERROR, the message is >> directed to the Local delivery module that rejects the message >> generating the "Illegal Address" error report. >> >> Example: >> bad.company.com = error >> <junk> = error >> With these records entered, the Server will reject all mail sent to >> the domain bad.company.com, as well as all mail sent to the local >> account junk. > > In other words, you cannot declare a foreign address like > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> as local by enclosing it in angle brackets.
Actually, you can. > All that you can route to error is an entire domain OR a local address. > > The best you can do is: > > hotmail.com = error > > which will have a LOT of collateral damage. > > Although the docs say "reject all mail sent to the domain" it does > actually reject mail from the domain based on the return path. > > Again from the docs (edited): > >> Verifying Return-Path Addresses >> >> When the Verify Return-Path option is selected in the SMTP Service >> Settings, the SMTP module parses the message Return-Path (Mail From) >> addresses, and the module refuses to receive a message if: >> >> * the Return-Path domain name is an empty string (no domain specified); >> * the Return-Path address is routed (via the Server Router) to >> the ERROR address; -- Best regards, Dmitry Akindinov ======================================================================= When answering to letters sent to you by the tech.support staff, make sure the original message you have received is included into your reply. ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
