Re: [Exim] Re: Gettinmg Rid of Input Files

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Author: Dave C.
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To: Suresh Ramasubramanian
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Re: Gettinmg Rid of Input Files
Actually, why wait to receive them to get rid of them? If you've found
some common identifying pattern, either use host blocks to prevent their
reception, or the system filter to throw them away as they come in...


On Mon, 11 Feb 2002, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:

> +++ Martin Cameron [exim-users] <11/02/02 20:58 -1200>:
> > returns.groups.yahoo.com
> > niwa
> > NIWA
>
> for i in `cat banned.txt`
> do
> exim -Mrm `mailq|grep $i|cut -c 11-27`
> done
>
> > system("rm file -f");
>
> Please don't use rm to remove mail from a live queue - exim -Mrm uses the
> same locking process ... if you do it in sendmail use qtool.pl
>
>     -srs

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