[PLUG] skipping spamd for unknown users - solved

Michael Rasmussen mikeraz at patch.com
Wed Aug 25 14:57:02 UTC 2004


luser_relay in postfix can be set to /dev/null
even if it's not documented.

On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 12:03:11PM -0700, Michael Rasmussen wrote:
> Rather than reject mail for unknown users I redirect it to local user dumpme.
> dumpme has a simple .procmailrc:
> 
>   :0:
>   /dev/null
> 
> My system procmailrc, however, invokes spamc to check the mail for spamminess.
> 
> I'd like to skip this for mail destined to dumpme.
> 
> Seemingly obvious solutions:
> 
>   Have postfix dump the mail to /de/null
> 
> Doesn't seem to work becuase the options are a) reject the mail, b) forward to luser_relay (an address)
> 
>   Have system wide procmailrc look for mail destined to dumpme and dump.
> 
> Since the dumpme destination isn't written to the header AFAICT procmail can't test for this.  (true??)
> 
>   Something I haven't thought of.
> 
> Probable solution, that's why I'm writing to all of you.
> 

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