Disable a User's email account

[edwardspl at ita.org.mo]

Les Mikesell wrote:

> edwardspl at ita.org.mo wrote:
>
>>
>>>> Dear All,
>>>>
>>>> The System is FC6...
>>>> So, how to disbale a User's mail service ?
>>>> eg : Sendmail + Dovecot ( pop3 /imap ).
>>>>
>>> One way is to use the aliases file to direct the mail elsewhere or to
>>> /dev/null. Another is to use the virtuser table to map the users you
>>> want to permit to real addresses with a catchall rejection.
>>>
>>> Maybe it would be easier to describe exactly what you want these users
>>> to be able to do first and build an environment that provides nothing
>>> else instead of starting with a general-purpose login and trying to
>>> stop everything you don't want them to do.
>>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Is there a sample ( steps by steps ) for reference ?
>>
>
> There's actually easier way than the ones mentioned above. In your
> /etc/mail/access file put a line like:
>
> user at domain.com REJECT
>
> or
>
> user at domain.com ERROR:550 no such user here
> (if you want to control the rejection error)
>
> or
>
> To:user at domain.com ERROR:550 user unknown
> (if you want to permit sending but reject inbound)
>
> Execute 'make' in the /etc/mail directory to rebuild the access
> database after the change, or you can restart sendmail with 'service
> sendmail restart' which will also do it.
>
> Note that fedora defaults to only accepting email within the local
> machine. If you want a working mailer you have to make a change to
> /etc/mail/sendmail.mc, removing the Addr=127.0.0.1 restriction, then
> restart sendmail.
>
Hello,

This way is only for SMTP ?
So, how about for pop3 / imap also ?

Edward.
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