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Re: Issue on postrix
\ j debert (14 Nov 2007)
. \ mouss (14 Nov 2007)

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Subject:	Re: Issue on postrix
Group:	Postfix-users
From:	mouss
Date:	14 Nov 2007

j debert wrote:
> [cc'd to list. Please reply to list.]
>
> Babu M wrote:
>> Sir below is advised by u. Please let me know how to redirect mails from
>> MAILER-DAEMON to 1 <mailto:1> & 2
>> <mailto:2>.
>> thank u.
>
>> Bissio wrote:
>>> Thanks for answers,
>>> My problem still exists... I need to block every message thaat comes
>>> from MAILER-DAEMON@somesomains or postmaster@somedomains to some of my
>>> accounts and for this i use: smtpd_restriction_classes and it works
>>> fine, but if the filed Return-Path is empty, the messages are delivered.
>>> Is there a way to block these messages for these accounts?
>> Do not block the messages. It is considered bad manners and certainly will
>> not make anyone your friend.
>
>> Accept the messages and route them to /dev/null. Doing that means you will
>> miss messages you should see, Guaranteed!
>
>> How about routing such messages to some other account instead?
>
>> It might be helpful to explain why you do not want to receive messages from
>> mailer daemons and postmasters.
>
>> --
>> jd
>> jdeb... <mailto:jdeb...>
>
>
> You can forward incoming mail (from outside world) using on header checks:
>
> /etc/postfix/header_checks:
>
> /^From: MAILER-DAEMON@/
> REDIRECT somebody
>
> /^From: postmaster@/
> REDIRECT somebody-else
>

don't. if the goal is to block backscatter, then there are many
suggestions in the BACKSCATTER README.

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> /etc/postfix/main.cf:
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> header_checks = regexp:/etc/postfix/header_checks
>
>
>
> Read:
> http://www.postfix.org/CONTENT_INSPECTION_README.html
> http://www.postfix.org/BUILTIN_FILTER_README.html
>
> Read this thread, also:
> "How to drop any (external) mail to root,administrator,webmaster and
> so on?" 12 Nov 2007
>
> ==
> jd