Can any one here tell me how do I set sendmail to automatically delete/reject emails from a specific domain or users?

For example, if I don't wanna receive emails from hotmail.com and loser@accessmedia.com.

I tried putting it in /etc/mail/access but that doesn't seem to work.

Thanks in advance.

i'd recommend a procmail filter...

~/.procmailrc:

:0
* From:.*hotmail.com
| /dev/null

*should* work, check the procmailrc manpages for more info

Hi acid,

This procmailrc thingy that u're recommending.. does it applies to everyone in the system or just a particular user?

Everyone gets their email from this server using some pop3 client. None telnets into the server to check their email.

Also, regarding the /etc/mail/access file....

After editing the file, I know I'm suppose to enter the makemap hash command. The problem is that I'm seeing two different versions. The database file is access.db

Most sites states : makemap hash /etc/mail/access < /etc/mail/access WHILE some says makemap hash /etc/mail/access.db < /etc/mail/access. The latter does make more sense. Anyway, I've tried both but it doesn't. Mails from domain that I wanna block are still getting through

I just don't understand why its so difficult to do something so simple. Argghh!

/etc/procmailrc will be applied globally to all mail on reciept, and will directly affect what sendmail recieves before it goes into the /var/spool/mail folders.

access.db is *usually* rebuilt each time sendmail is started, you shuoldn't need to do anythign with it. there's probably a line in the /etc/init.d/sendmail script that does it if you look.

http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld...03-geek_1.html

Thanks!

I think it works somehow. Last I tried, it successfully discarded all mails from hotmail.com..

The link u included was very useful.

Once again, thanks a million!