Re: cyrus accepts mails for "unknown users"

From: Andrzej Adam Filip (no email)
Date: Wed Dec 01 2004 - 05:57:06 EST


Marcus Schopen wrote:
> I've seen that simular questions have been discussed here, but I'm not sure if
> this problem is the same (sorry if yes and I just didn't get it):
>
> I'm runnung sendmail 8.12.3 with cyrusv2 local mailer (Debian woody standard
> package) and cyrus 2.1.17 (backport from http://people.debian.org/~hmh/).
> Today I had a heavy spam attack caused by the fact, that sendmail accepts
> mails for non existing users. EMails to unknown accounts on local domains
> (local-host-names) will be accepted and than bounced. Is there a way to
> stop/reject these mails at "rcpt to: user unknown"-point?

Take a look at http://anfi.homeunix.net/sendmail/rtcyrus2.html
<quote>
how to make sendmail check in real time presence of cyrus mailbox using socket
map map (or fstat map) and FEATURE(`mrs'). It supports cyrus virtual domains
</quote>

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