why doesn't my /etc/mail/access file seem to work?

[Carl Riches]

On Thu, 8 Apr 2004, Chris W. Parker wrote:

> hello,
>
> there are a few known invalid email addresses that are constantly sent
> spam and i'd like to block them at my filter (i.e. sendmail).
>
> i've added the following entry to my /etc/mail/access file *and*
> restarted sendmail but still the emails get through.
>
> To: name at domain.com	REJECT
>
> is there something else i need to be doing that i am leaving out?
>

Have you done:

  cd /etc/mail/access
  makemap hash access < access

to create the access.db file?

Carl

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