[Novalug] OT: /dev/null email equivalent?

jerry w jerrywone@gmail.com
Fri Jun 13 16:21:29 EDT 2014


DevNull@localhost.edu
Or .net

Or CashFlow@usps.gov


On Tuesday, June 10, 2014, -- Roger <RogerB@bronord.com> wrote:

> I'll have to think on that one since I use Thunderbird. Not sure how
> incoming T'bird is handled. And, not sure that I can access /etc on my
> hosting service but it's a good thought. Or, I might be able to fiddle with
> procmail.com.
>
> Thanks for the ideas.
>
> On Jun 10, 2014, Richard Rognlie <rrognlie@gamerz.net
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','rrognlie@gamerz.net');>> wrote:
>>
>> as I mentioned... it's an alias.
>>
>> in sendmail (and some other MTAs) check /etc/mail/aliases
>>
>> # grep nobody /etc/mail/aliases
>> nobody: /dev/null
>>
>> If not present, add it then run "newaliases"
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 11:47:45AM -0400, -- Roger wrote:
>>
>>> Nobody@bronord.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Nobody@bronord.com');> doesn't work. Just get a delivery failure message.
>>>
>>> I have used nobody@ a nonexistent domain as a return address to hide myself.
>>>
>>> On Jun 10, 2014, Richard Rognlie <rrognlie@gamerz.net <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','rrognlie@gamerz.net');>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Most sendmail systems include an alias for "nobody" which goes to /dev/null
>>>
>>> e.g. nobody@example.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','nobody@example.com');>
>>>
>>> I can't speak for other MTAs.
>>>
>>> Richard
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 10:35:13AM -0400, Roger W. Broseus wrote:
>>>
>>> /dev/null is a well known
>>> cyber-black-hole
>>>
>>> Is there one for email? I'd like one to use in place of the
>>> ubiquitous "undisclosed-recipients" . . . maybe something like
>>>
>>> The Usual Suspects <blackhole@somewhere.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','blackhole@somewhere.com');>>
>>>
>>> I guess I could setup on on my email server and dump any replies
>>> automagically but it would be nice to have something more "elegant"
>>> and less kludgey.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Roger Broseus
>>> RogerB@bronord.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','RogerB@bronord.com');>
>>> www.bronord.com
>>>
>>>
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>>> -- Roger
>>> Web Site
>>> Email: RogerB@bronord.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','RogerB@bronord.com');>
>>>
>>> -- Roger
>>> Web Site
>>> Email: RogerB@bronord.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','RogerB@bronord.com');>
>>
>>
>
> -- Roger
> *Web Site <http://www.bronord.com>*
> *Email:* RogerB@bronord.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','RogerB@bronord.com');>
>


-- 
Jerry W
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