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Topic: no-reply account with no inbox

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Hi folks,

I'm wondering if it's possible to create a no-reply account which is used for send only for Servers? without using a personal email account.

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Jack

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Re: no-reply account with no inbox

why does it need to be a non email account?

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Re: no-reply account with no inbox

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why does it need to be a non email account?

It needs to be a account that doesn't have a inbox and only used for Sending Emails.

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Re: no-reply account with no inbox

then just set transport to discard, and all mail sent to it won't be delivered into a mailbox, but you still can sent mails trough it normally

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Re: no-reply account with no inbox

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then just set transport to discard, and all mail sent to it won't be delivered into a mailbox, but you still can sent mails trough it normally

Where is this setting? in iRedadmin or in postfix config file?

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Re: no-reply account with no inbox

you can set it either in the database (vmail.mailbox.transport) directly for the no-reply account, or trough iredadmin under advanced:

Accepting mails sent to this account on mail server (uncheck)

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Re: no-reply account with no inbox

I think for Advanced setting you need to have iRedadmin Pro. Urmm ok will have to have a play.

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UPDATE `vmail`.`mailbox` SET `transport`='discard' WHERE  `username`='no-reply@domain.tld';

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Re: no-reply account with no inbox

Cthulhu wrote:

UPDATE `vmail`.`mailbox` SET `transport`='discard' WHERE  `username`='no-reply@domain.tld';

Sorry for a dumb question but where is it you do that? i am guessing the Database? do i need to do any changes to Postfix config itself?

Thanks

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Re: no-reply account with no inbox

er, yes to the vmail database for sure, and no changes to files at all

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er, yes to the vmail database for sure, and no changes to files at all

ok cool cheers, will test this on a staging environment before i do changes to the Production Servers.

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Re: no-reply account with no inbox

Just a update,

I've tested it on my staging server and it appears to work, logs show it immediately deletes the mail.

Jan 24 16:15:32 mx1 postfix/amavis/smtp[4143]: 4P1XBX4v2Kz737M: to=<no-reply@>, relay=127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]:10026, delay=0.3, delays=0.06/0/0/0.24, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 2.0.0 from MTA(smtp:[127.0.0.1]:10025): 250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as 4P1XBX6s30z737Q)
Jan 24 16:15:32 mx1 postfix/qmgr[2125]: 4P1XBX4v2Kz737M: removed

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Re: no-reply account with no inbox

jackb wrote:

Just a update,

I've tested it on my staging server and it appears to work, logs show it immediately deletes the mail.

Jan 24 16:15:32 mx1 postfix/amavis/smtp[4143]: 4P1XBX4v2Kz737M: to=<no-reply@>, relay=127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]:10026, delay=0.3, delays=0.06/0/0/0.24, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 2.0.0 from MTA(smtp:[127.0.0.1]:10025): 250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as 4P1XBX6s30z737Q)
Jan 24 16:15:32 mx1 postfix/qmgr[2125]: 4P1XBX4v2Kz737M: removed

this only shows, that the mail got removed from qmgr, not deleted (which is always the case)

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Cthulhu wrote:
jackb wrote:

Just a update,

I've tested it on my staging server and it appears to work, logs show it immediately deletes the mail.

Jan 24 16:15:32 mx1 postfix/amavis/smtp[4143]: 4P1XBX4v2Kz737M: to=<no-reply@>, relay=127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]:10026, delay=0.3, delays=0.06/0/0/0.24, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 2.0.0 from MTA(smtp:[127.0.0.1]:10025): 250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as 4P1XBX6s30z737Q)
Jan 24 16:15:32 mx1 postfix/qmgr[2125]: 4P1XBX4v2Kz737M: removed

this only shows, that the mail got removed from qmgr, not deleted (which is always the case)

I see, anyway to verify that mail is actually removed?

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Re: no-reply account with no inbox

is there a mail in inbox? if no, then its deleted