Jerry Geis wrote:
> I have been trying to find out if the /etc/aliases file
> can accept wildcards in the user name
>
> I was hoping that a line like or similiar:
>
> machine*: myaccount
>
> would take any name matching machine* and forward onto the myaccount
> mailbox.
>
> man aliases didnt really help me nor did I find anything else.
> Is there a way to pattern match in /etc/aliases with an * or something?
I don't think this is possible. You can enable getting a copy of bounces to the
postmaster account, but the bounce is still delivered to invalid addresses. Or
you could use a milter like MimeDefang to alter the destination.
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Les Mikesell
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