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Configuring postfix to bounce mail...

started at 14 Jan 2008
started by bluewomble
last reply from richard
  • bluewomble
    14 Jan 2008
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    I've used postfix.admin to set up my domain so that @mydomain.com gets sent to me... I've done this with an alias:

    @mydomain.com --> myactualaddress@mydomain.com.

    I use this setup so that every site I set up an account for gets given a different email address, e.g.
    diymacserver@mydomain.com

    the idea behind this is that if I get lots of spam sent to a particular address I can just start to bounce the mail sent to that address...

    Anyway, I now have an address that I want to bounce (because lots of spam goes there), but can't work out how to use postfix.admin to bounce specific addresses... Basically I want to keep my general alias:
    @mydomain.com --> myactualaddress@mydomain.com.

    but also have a rule that says that mail to the alias:

    thisaddressgetslotsofspam@mysomain.com --> bounce back to sender

    Any ideas on how to do this?

  • 15 Jan 2008
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    Just remove the alias and the mail address does not exist anymore and emails get bounced...

    Nice idea by the way!

  • bluewomble
    16 Jan 2008
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    But the problem is that I don;t currently have an alias for
    thisaddressgetslotsofspam@mydomain.com --> myactualaddress@mydomain.com.

    I only have the general rule that anything @mydomain.com goes to myactualaddress@mydomain.com, va the alias:
    @mydomain.com --> myactualaddress@mydomain.com

    So I already have a general alias that means that *@mydomain.com goes to me, I need a specific rule that just bounces all mail sent to thisaddressgetslotsofspam@mydomain.com...

  • 16 Jan 2008
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    Sorry, can't help you with that. You have a catch-all address and that is what it will do. The only thing you could do is create aliases for all the addresses you use and remove the catch-all.

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