Email Control

[seeded]

is there a way to control the email in coming into my email accounts? more specific i would like to block certain emails and bounce them back to the senders. Is this possible to do in the email controls?

[TCH-Bruce]

Here are two good threads to read.

 

Filtering Best Technique

Anti-Spam software

 

I would resist trying to bounce messages because generally the email address you are bouncing to is invalid (as in the case of Spam)

 

Also, moving post tp proper forum.

[seeded]

i am not having problems with spam. i am having problems with real people with real email addresses. i was hoping to block them and bouce their emails back.

 

is there a good resouce on spam assasin that you can point me to.

 

thanks

[seeded]

can anyone answer my original question?

[DarqFlare]

You only allowed 12 minutes after your post wondering if somebody would answer you... We're fast, but that's cutting it a bit short.

 

All you need to do is go into your Spam Assassin, enable it, and add the email addresses you want to block to the blacklist. Also make sure to specify the "subject_tag" portion...

 

To bounce it back, go into your Email Filtering, add in a filter that has the subject containing what you specified in the SA "subject_tag", and have the destination set to :fail:

[TCH-Bruce]

For documentation on Spam Assassin look here. www.spamassisin.org

Edited April 7, 2004 by TCH-Bruce

[DarqFlare]

I should add that I wasn't able to test my method, so it may not work... It should, in all theory.

 

Also, enabling Spam Assassin may also block out other wanted emails, so if you absolutely only want those email addresses blocked, set your spam score to some insanely high number...

Edited April 7, 2004 by TCH-Robert

[TCH-Don]

The only thing I can find is in cpanels filtering.

 

You can setup a filter for that address,

select any header that contains the address

set to discard.

 

Or for destination you can redirect to another address,

maybe the same address as the sender

 

But be sure it is a vaild address.

 

This is only my opinion, not TCH

[DarqFlare]

oh.. Don't even need the Spam Assassin workaround, I forgot all about the filtering by email...

 

[smacks head]

[seeded]

Thanks!! That answers my questions and then some.

 

[seeded]

That email filter worked out beautifully! Thanks for the help.

 

 

woooot

[TCH-Don]

You are welcome,

glad it does what you want.