Re: Mail relay program that TRASHES ALL INCOMING MAIL? [for what purpose?]

Ignoramus22979 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I would like to know if there is some "dummy" program that looks to
> the outside worls as a MTA, but in reality all it does is accept
> incoming mail and simply disregards it (drops to bit bucket).
>
> I know that sendmail can be configured to do what I want, but it is a
> lot of overhead given what I want.

*WHY* do you need it?
Even *realistic* speed tests would require something more complicated (IMHO).

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Andrzej Adam Filip wrote:
> *WHY* do you need it?

- Spam trap (looking at the IP addresses of sending hosts?)
- eMail sink for testing a mail system (i.e. send to all while the
smart host is the mail sink)
- Experience
- Set up a lab for students to troubleshoot things.
...

Granted, there probably aren't any uses in normal day to day email
delivery, but that does not preclude uses of in non day to day delivery.



Grant. . . .

Grant Taylor <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Andrzej Adam Filip wrote:
>> *WHY* do you need it?
>
> - Spam trap (looking at the IP addresses of sending hosts?)
> - eMail sink for testing a mail system (i.e. send to all while the
> smart host is the mail sink)
> - Experience
> - Set up a lab for students to troubleshoot things.
> ...
>
> Granted, there probably aren't any uses in normal day to day email
> delivery, but that does not preclude uses of in non day to day
> delivery.

I *know* there are some strange and untypical "niches" for such
requirement. I merely dare to suggest that the best solution may
depend on the specific niche.

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Andrzej Adam Filip wrote:
> I merely dare to suggest that the best solution may depend on the
> specific niche.

I completely agree.



Grant. . . .