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[Greg Black]

On 2010-07-05, Russell Stuart wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-07-05 at 08:38 +1000, Greg Black wrote:
> > I think it's better to remove the list. That way, if there is
> > something real sent to it, the sender will be told that it was
> > rejected.  Silent discards seem risky to me.
> 
> Silently discard is effectively what happens, now.

True, but now it would be deliberate ...

> But I agree.  Making it silently discard is a kludge which is likely to
> confuse the next poor bugger who has to administer this system.  Just
> deleting the thing is right thing to do.  It is just that is requires a
> bit a research to ensure it is safe.

We have this backup system, I believe.  Just do it, watch the
effect and roll back from a backup if something catches fire.

> I just had another look at /etc/postfix/virtual/all, and now my eyes
> hurt.  

Yeah, every time I look at Postfix I run away screaming.  It's
such a shame that he could get away with saying it's better than
sendmail -- the bar was way too low.

Cheers, Greg