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Date:  Wed, 1 Mar 2006 14:40:38 -0600
From:  Billy Lenox <blenox (at mark) bellsouth.net>
Subject:  [coba-e:04217] Re: Found a Problem and I don't know how to stop it.
To:  coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org
Message-Id:  <11315B66-6569-481C-AD5E-B7DED30CCD9A (at mark) bellsouth.net>
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I have looked at the /etc/mail/virtusertable and /etc/mail/aliases  
file and nothing in there pointing mail@ to anyone.
I am stumped.
you can write mail (at mark) domain.xxx any of my domains on the unit I get the  
email.
I just don't know what else to look for.

Billy


On Mar 1, 2006, at 2:23 PM, Larry Smith wrote:

> Hmmm,
>
> Then check the files in /etc/mail and see if there is an "alias"  
> for "mail"
> (as a username) in any of the files (alias, virtusertable, etc).   
> Mine does
> not do this, so there has got to be something telling the server  
> that the
> name "mail" when used as a username, gets directed to admin or  
> whoever.
>
> -- 
> Larry Smith
> SysAd ECSIS.NET
> sysad (at mark) ecsis.net
>
>
> On Wednesday 01 March 2006 13:43, Billy Lenox wrote:
>> It is turned off and mail@ user does not exist at all.
>>
>> Billy
>>
>> On Mar 1, 2006, at 1:21 PM, Larry Smith wrote:
>>> On Wednesday 01 March 2006 12:23, Billy Lenox wrote:
>>>> I think there is a Problem with BlueQuartz Mail
>>>> I have been able to to mail to:
>>>>
>>>> mail (at mark) domain.tld
>>>>
>>>> an the admin gets mail at the domain but to the admin account.  
>>>> how do
>>>> you disable the
>>>> mail@ so the mail will bounce as a bad user?
>>>>
>>>> Billy
>>>
>>> Sounds like you have a "catch-all" address running which means any
>>> name at all
>>>  (at mark) domain.tld will be accepted.  Check for that and turn it off and  
>>> the
>>> "baduser" should start working.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Larry Smith
>>> SysAd ECSIS.NET
>>> sysad (at mark) ecsis.net
>
>
>
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