14 messages in net.sourceforge.lists.courier-maildropRe: [maildropl] filters only work som...
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Robert StoeberFeb 25, 2003 10:19 am 
Devin RubiaFeb 25, 2003 12:23 pm 
Robert StoeberFeb 25, 2003 4:02 pm 
Devin RubiaFeb 26, 2003 5:20 am 
Robert StoeberFeb 26, 2003 12:18 pm 
Devin RubiaFeb 26, 2003 12:43 pm 
Robert StoeberFeb 26, 2003 2:23 pm 
Devin RubiaFeb 27, 2003 6:27 am 
Robert StoeberFeb 28, 2003 9:36 am 
Devin RubiaFeb 28, 2003 10:24 am 
Sam VarshavchikFeb 28, 2003 2:28 pm 
Robert StoeberFeb 28, 2003 3:54 pm 
Robert StoeberFeb 28, 2003 5:54 pm 
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Subject:Re: [maildropl] filters only work sometimes?Actions...
From:Robert Stoeber (Rob@usabusiness.net)
Date:Feb 28, 2003 5:54:52 pm
List:net.sourceforge.lists.courier-maildrop

At 11:23 AM 2/28/2003, Devin Rubia wrote:

Ah. They're probably using a Bcc: line which would get stripped before the message is passed on to local delivery and thus not available for filtering.

Just closing the loop here. I sincerely appreciate the help everyone provided and now it's all clear.

The solution to my problem was to patch my qmail with something called badrcptto. That lets me create a control file listing the 'bad' addresses and they get bounced before getting into my system.

maildrop works only on the headers, apparently, and never sees the addresses in the message envelope.

One warning to those kids that might want to try this at home. The badrcptto patch has a small conflict with the TLS patch so if you try to use them both you'll have to do a little manual editing of qmail-smtpd.c.

-- Robert Stoeber USA Business Networks, LLC Rob@USABusiness.net P.O. Box 682402 435.901.3222 UT Park City, UT 84068-2402 973.735.2102 NJ www.usabusiness.net 435.615.7260 fax