Problems with sendmail and access database?

Raquel raquel at thericehouse.net
Mon Feb 9 21:55:42 UTC 2009


On Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:33:32 -0800
Knute Johnson <knute2009 at knutejohnson.com> wrote:

> I've got sendmail 8.14.3 running on a new ubuntu 8.10 server 
> installation.  I just converted over from Fedora and I've found a
> few differences.  I have several domain names but only want to
> receive mail on two of them.  I put the two that I don't want into
> my access file with a;
> 
> To:domain.com    REJECT
> 
> but mail comes through anyway.  This worked fine on my Fedora setup
> so there must be some subtle difference with ubuntu that I don't
> know about.  The sendmail.mc files are pretty much the same between
> systems.
> 
> Any ideas where to start looking?  Thanks,
> 
> -- 
> 
> Knute Johnson
> 

Have you read the /etc/mail/access file?  It gives good examples of
how to block mail.  

hint(It may be with your "To:domain.com")

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