On 09/25/03 at 09:06 -0700, Warren Michelsen opined:
> At 10:34 AM -0500 9/25/03, Michael Croft wrote:
> >At 8:24 AM -0700 9/25/03, Warren Michelsen wrote:
> >>Can the router be used to route mail from an individual user to error?
> >>
> >>Assuming that the Return-Path is [EMAIL PROTECTED], can I use:
> >>
> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] = Error
> >>
> >>to route his mail to error while still accepting mail from others
> >>@HisDomain.com?
> >
> >yes. My router has several entries like this in it. It's my general
> >solution for people who won't take me off their mailing lists.
> >
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>=error
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>=error
This second entry is equivalent to the simpler:
the-tech-news.com = error
> >I'm not sure why I have them in angle brackets.
>
> Interesting. I though the <> were for local accounts. But the entries
> work, eh?
Angle brackets denote local and foreign aliases. In this case they make the
'bad' address a foreign alias, and I think you'll find that they're
required here. Read the sections on local and foreign aliasing on the
router page in the docs for a description of how aliases work and when and
why to use them.
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Christopher Bort | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Webmaster, Global Homes | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<http://www.globalhomes.com/>
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