Re: [exim] Debian uucp

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Author: Christian Recktenwald
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To: Brent Clark
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Debian uucp
On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 10:19:03AM +0200, Brent Clark wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Yesterday someone sent an email to uucp@??? (my domain), and now
> Im seeing this
>
> 2006-02-08 07:32:34 1F6SuX-0002gj-Ph == uucp@???
> R=userforward defer (-1): failed to stat /var/spool/uucp/. (No such file or
> directory)
>
> Did a check on my /etc/passwd file
>
> mail:~# cat /etc/passwd | grep -i uucp
> uucp:x:10:10:uucp:/var/spool/uucp:/bin/sh
> mail:~#
>
> So my question is, for the Debian distobution, would it be safe to delete
> this user, or would anyone have another solution to this problem.


if there are no files owned by uucp you may savely remove it

> I know its not doing anything, but I dont like seeing this type of attempts
> / activity in my logs.


as there are some more system accounts one presumably do not want to
receive mail for from remote I'd like to suggest the following:

## globals
# debian 3.1 setting
CONFIG_PATH = /etc/exim4

    [...]


acl_check_rcpt:
    [...]


      accept  local_parts   = postmaster
              domains       = +local_domains


      # Deny unless the sender address can be verified.

    
      require verify        = sender


      # forbidden local parts
        deny
            message         = Invalid user
            condition       = ${lookup{$local_part}lsearch{CONFIG_PATH/blocked_local_parts}{yes}{no}}
            # a little tarpit functionality (optional)
            delay           = 600 


create /etc/exim4/blocked_local_parts:
    daemon
    bin
    sys
    sync
    games
    man
    lp
    mail
    news
    uucp
    proxy
    postgres
    www-data
    backup
    operator
    list
    irc
    gnats
    sshd
    mysql
    sympa
    fetchmail
    Debian-exim
    clamav


(exact list depents on your installation)

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