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Disable Email Forwarder in Webmail

Discussion in 'E-mail Discussions' started by zaher, Oct 30, 2015.

  1. zaher

    zaher Active Member

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    Hello,

    Is there a straightforward way to disable the ability for WebMail users to create email forwarders?
    As a business, this can pose a great risk of information theft from potential insiders.

    Regards
     
    #1 zaher, Oct 30, 2015
  2. David P. Levey Jr.

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    I wasn't able to find anything "straight forward", nor even a built in function to do this.

    However, from a quick test, I was able to prevent the creation of "Email Forwarders" by "locking" alias files.

    Code:
    # pwd && ll
/etc/valiases
-rw-r----- 1 blockforward mail 18 Oct 15 10:07 blockforwarders.com

# chattr +i /etc/valiases/blockforwarders.com
    After making that edit, attempting to create a forwarded in cPanel provided this error

    Code:
    Error opening “/etc/valiases/blockforwarders.com” to write: Permission denied at /usr/local/cpanel/Cpanel/Email/Aliases.pm line 101.
    I realize this is less than ideal, but may suffice depending on how important that functionality is to you.

    Good luck!
     
    #2 David P. Levey Jr., Nov 1, 2015
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    As a server administrator, i still need to be able to make forwards, so this should only be disable in Webmail.
    I read about adjusting the theme files, but my question is more toward built in functionality.
     
    #3 zaher, Nov 2, 2015
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    Hello :)

    It's not possible without disabling the forwarding option for the entire account. You can open a feature request for this via:

    Submit A Feature Request

    Thank you.
     
    #4 cPanelMichael, Nov 4, 2015
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