Delete email starting with mail@, uucp@

[David Jourard]

Matt Kettler wrote:
> David Jourard wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just upgraded MailScanner from an older version I had running.
>>
>> I had a bunch of rules I setup  in spam.blacklist.rules
>>
>> Example:
>>
>> FromOrTo: root at clientdomain.com yes
>> FromOrTo: mail at clientdomain.com yes
>> FromOrTo: uucp at clientdomain.com yes
>> FromOrTo: info at clientdomain.com yes
>>
>> They were being deleted.
>>
>> They are now getting delivered.
>>
>> What parameters do I need to set so that they get deleted.
>
> Any reason you're doing this at the MailScanner layer?
Ignorance

>
> If you're just going to delete it, save your network the bandwidth of 
> receiving it and just 550 it at the MTA layer.

This sounds like a wonderful solution.
>
> For example, in sendmail you'd edit /etc/mail/access and add:
> root at clientdomain.com  REJECT
> mail at clientdomain.com  REJECT
> uucp at clientdomain.com  REJECT
> info at clientdomain.com  REJECT
>
> Then run make in /etc/mail/ directory to rebuild access.db from the 
> access text file.
What command do I use.  Is it makemap hash (like I've been doing for 
virtualusertable).

Do I need to restart MailScanner (which also restarts sendmail).

>
> Poof, no more mail to or from that address will ever be accepted by 
> your MTA.
>
This would be great.

David J.