On Sun, Jul 22, 2001 at 03:48:41AM +1000, Sam Varghese wrote: > > Server: provides dial-up connection to ISP, runs qmail > > qmail sends any non-local mail using smtp.SoftHome.net > > as remote SMTP server > > The remote SMTP server accepts mail only when envelope-sender > > and From: line are set to my mail-address > > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). > > To get mail from my accounts, I'm running fetchmail to fetch it. > > > > Workstation: runs exim > > exim sends any non-local to Server, using it as a relay > > exim does address-rewriting, using /etc/email-addresses > > I have a simple question here - if you are able to block mail at the > server level, why do you need to again block stuff from your workstation?
This is because I don't know how I could make qmail (on the server) block the mails (fetched with fetchmail) before it sends them to the workstation. Thus, I'm not able to block the mails at the server. It's not that I'm blocking mails that originate from my workstation. It's some mail from the outer world I don't want to receive. --- Once I've seen some replacement for fetchmail that allows to delete mails before even fetching them, but I'd prefer to send error messages so that the senders of unwanted mail can discontinue sending it. BTW, meanwhile, using this setup, a mail has been blocked. It created a bounce that itselfe bounced and ended up in my mailbox. Obviously, everything behaves correctly, but the result is exactly what I don't want ;) But now I can try to set up my ~/.mailfilter to catch the blocked mails and forward them to the sender of the mail that was blocked ... Well, better solutions are appreciated :) I've been looking for providers of mailhosting yesterday evening because things would be easier if I had my own domain, but I couldn't find an appropriate offer yet. To have my own domain with a multidrop mailbox with a quota of at least 50 MB would be nice. GH -- Nieder mit der Mineralölsteuer!! Senkt die Benzinpreise!! http://www.congressonlineproject.org/email.html: > Timely, in-kind responses to e-mail provide the high-quality service > that e-constituents expect, and failing to deliver it reflects poorly > on Members of Congress.
