can I make a "fake" e-mail address?

[edjusted]

First the question, then the background...

Can I set up a "fake" e-mail address that basically forwards to "null"? That is, I know that if someone sends an e-mail to a non-existent mailbox/forward on my domain, they'll get a message bounced back. But can I set a specific e-mail address "e.g. do-not-reply@domain.com" that will, in essence, do *nothing*?

Why I want to do this: I have some servers *not* hosted by bluehost (they're in our office) that send out some notices and reminders by e-mail. People have a habit of Replying to them, so I have the reply-to set to Do-not-reply@domain.com.

This worked well in the past when I was with a different host. People replying to those e-mail would get an e-mail back saying "no such user." I just switched to bluehost, and they seem to be blocking e-mail that don't have a valid reply-to, I'm guessing for anti-spam purposes.

When I have an "invalid" reply-to, e.g. do-not-reply, and I send the e-mail to anyone in my domain, the e-mail "disappears" (no bounce-backs, and the recipient doesn't receive it). (Also of note, I can send the e-mail, even with an invalid reply-to, to other domains not hosted with bluehost). When I change the reply-to to a valid e-mail address, the e-mail works. But I don't *want* the reply-to to be a valid e-mail address!

If someone has a different/better solution that what I'm asking, I'm all ears!

Thanks!

[mrschwarz]

You could always set the email address up with an autoresponder saying the address is unmonitored. You could also set up the address with a minimal quota and place email in the inbox that causes the quota to be exceeded.

[cyberbofh]

If outgoing e-mail need to be valid, you can always use the e-mail filter option to delete incomming e-mail to that address
Thay way you can send e-mail, but when someone replies, it will be deleted

Or you can change the "reply-to" address from "do-not-reply@mydomain.com" to "do-not-reply@do-no-reply"
The last one is a illegal domain and e-mail can not be sent to it in the first place

[edjusted]

Thanks for the replies! I set up a forward to a legit e-mail address but used the filtering to delete it. Works like a charm!