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Subject: Re: [6.1] Sendmail and spam filter From: Glen Lee Edwards <glenlee@perluser.net> Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 15:16:02 -0500 (CDT) On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Glen Lee Edwards wrote: >Would someone refresh my memory as to how to use sendmail to block spam >mail from getting in? I tried to use the same configuration I had on 5.2, >using 6.1 now, but it isn't working. > >I set up sendmail.mc as such: > >LOCAL_CONFIG >Kjunk hash -a@JUNK /etc/mail/deny > >This produced the following lines in sendmail.cf > >CPREDIRECT > >Kjunk hash -a@JUNK /etc/mail/deny > >Then I set up /etc/mail/deny as such: > >Friend@public.com 571 You have no friends here. > >It isn't working. Spam mail is getting through. I want it to bounce back >to the sender without getting delivered here. Any suggestions? Cancel this message. I found out that you can accomplish the same by modifying /etc/mail/access. Friend@public.com REJECT or Friend@public.com 550 You have no friends here Glen > ===