Blocking certain e-mail at server level?

[Alex Ethridge]

A few years ago, I learned there are certain e-mail names that are set up by default on all e-mail servers. Two of them were Admin@ and Root@. What are all the others?

Thanks for your help.

[Bob]

Alex,

This Knowledgebase Article discusses the default email addresses...
http://Service.FutureQuest.net/kb266

Please note that the following are default email addresses added to all accounts:

abuse
postmaster
mailer-daemon
php
php3
webmaster
root

The above aliases are system mailboxes that point to the Shell email address on the account. The purpose of each of these mailboxes is explained at the following link: http://www.aota.net/forums/showthread.php?postid=143380#post143380

-Bob

[Alex Ethridge]

Are these genarally-accepted, industry-wide addresses or are these just the ones set up at FutureQuest?

The reason I'm asking is I am trying to help my son eliminate certain mail coming to commonly-abused addresses.

[Terra]

RFC 821 and 2821: postmaster
RFC 2142: abuse

QMail: mailer-daemon

De-facto standard: webmaster and root

PHP generated emails: php and php3

Of all of them, I'd say that 'php3' (more) and 'root' (less) are viable for consideration of removal... 'php3' was a backwards compatible legacy address, that really shouldn't be needed anymore... 'root' is a bit iffy for removal, as it is a de-facto standard...

[Terra]

The ironic thing, is that 'abuse' is well ummm, heavily abused by spammers, however it is what it is and sadly not much that can be done about it... You need to have an 'abuse' email address to receive spam complaints, but for spammers, they just see it as yet another conduit for sending their ilk...

Of all the spam I receive, getting it at 'abuse' irks me the most...

[Alex Ethridge]

Thanks for the comments. About all my son's spam (to his business domain) is to admin at present; but, I want to hit all possibilities I can on one visit.

Again, thanks.