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server:mail [2020/12/30 00:59] – [sbbs.ini] Remove redundant [global] key names digital man | server:mail [2021/07/31 19:49] – [Special Addresses] Correct the tag-block filename (its usernum.smtpblock not .smtptags) digital man |
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The Synchronet Mail Server recognizes the incoming special address format: ''//<name>//#//<tag>//@//<host>//'' | The Synchronet Mail Server recognizes the incoming special address format: ''//<name>//#//<tag>//@//<host>//'' |
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The //<tag>// is extracted from the address and if it is **not** found in the ''data/user/<usernum>.smtptags'' file, the mail message is | The //<tag>// is extracted from the address and if it is **not** found in the ''data/user/<usernum>.smtpblock'' file, the mail message is |
sent to the destination user. If the tag matches a line in the ''.smtptags'' file, the email is rejected by the mail server with a "no such user" error. | sent to the destination user. If the tag matches a line in the ''.smtpblock'' file, the email is rejected by the mail server with a "no such user" error. |
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This feature allows you (the sysop) to easily create and use "temporary" email addresses without requiring additional user accounts. Once you start receiving spam with a tag, just disable that tag by adding it to your ''.smtptags'' file. | This feature allows you (the sysop) to easily create and use "temporary" email addresses without requiring additional user accounts. Once you start receiving spam with a tag, just disable that tag by adding it to your ''.smtpblock'' file. |
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==== Anti-SPAM ==== | ==== Anti-SPAM ==== |
^ Key ^ Default Value ^ Description ^ | ^ Key ^ Default Value ^ Description ^ |
| AutoStart | true | Automatically start up the server (manual is only supported in [[monitor:sbbsctrl]]) | | | AutoStart | true | Automatically start up the server (manual is only supported in [[monitor:sbbsctrl]]) | |
| Interface | [global] | Comma-separated list of IPv4 and IPv6 network interfaces to listen on for incoming SMTP/SMTPS connections | | | Interface | [global] | Comma-separated list of IPv4 and IPv6 network interfaces to listen on for incoming SMTP/SMTPS connections | |
| POP3Interface | Interface | Comma-separated list of IPv4 and IPv6 network interfaces to listen on for incoming POP3/POP3S connections | | | POP3Interface | Interface | Comma-separated list of IPv4 and IPv6 network interfaces to listen on for incoming POP3/POP3S connections | |
| OutboundInterface | [global] | IPv4 network interface to use for outgoing SMTP/SMTPS connections (0.0.0.0 = //any interface//) | | | OutboundInterface | [global] | IPv4 network interface to use for outgoing SMTP/SMTPS connections (0.0.0.0 = //any interface//) | |