Re: [exim] Blackhole on returned mail.

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Author: altendew
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Subject: Re: [exim] Blackhole on returned mail.

I changed it to :blackhole: we will see if it works. Thank You!


Graeme Fowler wrote:
>
> On 19/09/2006 21:44, altendew wrote:
>> Hi currently there is some mail be returned to this address
>> nobody@???.
>
> In your aliases file (usually /etc/aliases or /etc/mail/aliases) you
> have the line:
>
> nobody: root
>
> But I'd hazard a guess that you also have:
>
> #root: marc
>
> Being commented out, mail which eventually gets delivered to root is
> trying to deliver to the root user, which is forbidden by either a
> compile-time directive or something in your config file (the
> "never_users" list, as detailed in the error).
>
> Change that root alias so root's email goes to someone real, a dummy
> mailbox, :blackhole: or something else useful.
>
> Alternatively change the nobody alias so it goes to someone real, a
> dummy mailbox, :blackhole: or something else useful.
>
> Remember though that simply dropping the mail - especially addressed to
> root - is likely to land you in DNS lists like rfc-ignorant, because
> your postmaster alias probably goes to root too...
>
> Graeme
>
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