[Postfix] Forward address to trash

Hello,

I am using postfix configured using the following configuration: http://www.howtoforge.com/virtual-users-domains-postfix-courier-mysql-squirrelmail-ubuntu8.04-p2

It works perfect, except on a certain domain i'm using a catch-all for various purposes. But on a certain mail account I keep recieving a lot of spam (lets call it [email protected]), I don't need the account so I want to trash it upon arrival.

I thought up two way's of doing it, but my guess is that there is a better way.

• Forward it to a non existing mail adres
• Create a mail account for that address and use a cron to empty it

Maybe there is a way to make the forwarding table forward it to the trashcan?

- Daanoz

 

I'm not sure if it works, but you could try this line in /etc/aliases:

Code:

[email protected]: /dev/null

Run

Code:

newaliases

afterwards and restart Postfix.

 

Yeah, i've found that method before, but as i'm using a mysql database to map my users/domains/forwards/alliases that doesn't work...

 

Can't you use the same method in your database?

 

I can, but it looks like it is trying to forward it to "/dev/null". Mail delivery fails and a bounce is sended...

-- Daanoz

 

You could create a new system user, forward spam to that user and then use the /etc/aliases method for the system user.