In article <20020120115849.C7729@???> you write:
>hi,
>
>Is is possible to setup an account/alias to catch all email like:
>
>alias file:
>bob: bob@???
>sandy: sandy@???
>*: postmaster@???
>
>So that no email can not be delivered due to a 'user does not exist'.
Are you sure that you actually want to do this? The result will be:
a) more spam
One tactic spammers use is to try sending mail to
common-forename@???.
b) delayed mail
In ordinary circumstances, where someone makes a spelling error in a
mail address, they get a bounce back within minutes so they can then
resend the mail to the correct address.
If you intercept misaddressed mail, the sender gets no bounce until
you have dealt with the mail by hand, which could be many hours or
days later.
c) less privacy
It introduces a risk that you will see confidential mail that would
otherwise have bounced automatically. This may not be an issue in your
application, but if you have real users, they may not entirely
comfortable with their mail being seen.
Peter
