Re: RE: Mail system all fouled up
Subject: Re:RE: Mail system all fouled up
Date: Sat, Apr 10, 1999 at 03:58:09PM -0400
In reply to:Chris Hoover
Quoting Chris Hoover(wax_man@bellsouth.net):
> Andrew,
>
> Here is the exim.conf file. Please take a look and let me know if you see anything out of the ordinary.
>
> Thanks for the help,]
>
> chris
> # This is the main exim configuration file.
> # It was originally generated by `eximconfig', part of the exim package
> # distributed with Debian, but it may edited by the mail system administrator.
> # This file originally generated by eximconfig at Fri Apr 9 20:06:46 EST 1999
> # See exim info section for details of the things that can be configured here.
>
> # Please see the manual for a complete list
> # of all the runtime configuration options that can be included in a
> # configuration file.
>
> # This file is divided into several parts, all but the last of which are
> # terminated by a line containing the word "end". The parts must appear
> # in the correct order, and all must be present (even if some of them are
> # in fact empty). Blank lines, and lines starting with # are ignored.
>
> ######################################################################
> # MAIN CONFIGURATION SETTINGS #
> ######################################################################
>
> smtp_accept_queue_per_connection = 0
> # Specify the domain you want to be added to all unqualified addresses
> # here. Unqualified addresses are accepted only from local callers by
> # default. See the receiver_unqualified_{hosts,nets} options if you want
> # to permit unqualified addresses from remote sources. If this option is
> # not set, the primary_hostname value is used for qualification.
>
> qualify_domain = bellsouth.net
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^
Wrong! Should be your boxes name
> # If you want unqualified recipient addresses to be qualified with a different
> # domain to unqualified sender addresses, specify the recipient domain here.
> # If this option is not set, the qualify_domain value is used.
>
> # qualify_recipient =
>
> # Specify your local domains as a colon-separated list here. If this option
> # is not set (i.e. not mentioned in the configuration file), the
> # qualify_recipient value is used as the only local domain. If you do not want
> # to do any local deliveries, uncomment the following line, but do not supply
> # any data for it. This sets local_domains to an empty string, which is not
> # the same as not mentioning it at all. An empty string specifies that there
> # are no local domains; not setting it at all causes the default value (the
> # setting of qualify_recipient) to be used.
>
> local_domains = bellsouth.net:localhost
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^
Wrong again just localhost
> # Allow mail addressed to our hostname, or to our IP address.
>
> local_domains_include_host = true
> local_domains_include_host_literals = true
>
> # Domains we relay for; that is domains that aren't considered local but we
> # accept mail for them.
>
> #relay_domains =
>
> # If this is uncommented, we accept and relay mail for all domains we are
> # in the DNS as an MX for.
>
> #relay_domains_include_local_mx = true
>
> # No local deliveries will ever be run under the uids of these users (a colon-
> # separated list). An attempt to do so gets changed so that it runs under the
> # uid of "nobody" instead. This is a paranoic safety catch. Note the default
> # setting means you cannot deliver mail addressed to root as if it were a
> # normal user. This isn't usually a problem, as most sites have an alias for
> # root that redirects such mail to a human administrator.
>
> never_users = root
>
> # The setting below causes Exim to do a reverse DNS lookup on all incoming
> # IP calls, in order to get the true host name. If you feel this is too
> # expensive, you can specify the networks for which a lookup is done, or
> # remove the setting entirely.
>
> host_lookup_nets = 0.0.0.0/0
>
> # Exim contains support for the Realtime Blocking List (RBL) that is being
> # maintained as part of the DNS. See http://maps.vix.com/rbl/ for background.
> # Uncommenting the following line will make Exim reject mail from any
> # host whose IP address is blacklisted in the RBL at maps.vix.com.
>
> #rbl_domains = rbl.maps.vix.com
> #rbl_reject_recipients = false
> #rbl_warn_header = true
>
> # The setting below locks out the use of your host as a mail relay by any
> # other host. See the section of the manual entitled "Control of relaying"
> # for more info.
>
> sender_host_reject_relay = *
>
> # If you want Exim to support the "percent hack" for all your local domains,
> # uncomment the following line. This is the feature by which mail addressed
> # to x%y@z (where z is one of your local domains) is locally rerouted to
> # x@y and sent on. Otherwise x%y is treated as an ordinary local part.
>
> # percent_hack_domains=*
>
> # If this option is set, then any process that is running as one of the
> # listed users may pass a message to Exim and specify the sender's
> # address using the "-f" command line option, without Exim's adding a
> # "Sender" header.
>
> trusted_users = mail
>
> # If this option is true, the SMTP command VRFY is supported on incoming
> # SMTP connections; otherwise it is not.
>
> smtp_verify = false
>
> # Some operating systems use the "gecos" field in the system password file
> # to hold other information in addition to users' real names. Exim looks up
> # this field when it is creating "sender" and "from" headers. If these options
> # are set, exim uses "gecos_pattern" to parse the gecos field, and then
> # expands "gecos_name" as the user's name. $1 etc refer to sub-fields matched
> # by the pattern.
>
> gecos_pattern = ^([^,:]*)
> gecos_name = $1
>
> # This string defines the contents of the \`Received' message header that
> # is added to each message, except for the timestamp, which is automatically
> # added on at the end, preceded by a semicolon. The string is expanded each
> # time it is used.
>
> received_header_text = "Received: \
> ${if def:sender_fullhost {from ${sender_fullhost} \
> ${if def:sender_ident {(${sender_ident})}}\n\t}\
> {${if def:sender_ident {from ${sender_ident} }}}}\
> by ${primary_hostname} \
> ${if def:received_protocol {with ${received_protocol}}} \
> (Exim ${version_number} #${compile_number} (Debian))\n\t\
> id ${message_id}"
> end
>
>
> ######################################################################
> # TRANSPORTS CONFIGURATION #
> ######################################################################
> # ORDER DOES NOT MATTER #
> # Only one appropriate transport is called for each delivery. #
> ######################################################################
>
> # This transport is used for local delivery to user mailboxes. On debian
> # systems group mail is used so we can write to the /var/spool/mail
> # directory. (The alternative, which most other unixes use, is to deliver
> # as the user's own group, into a sticky-bitted directory)
>
> local_delivery:
> driver = appendfile
> group = mail
> mode = 0660
> mode_fail_narrower = false
> file = /var/spool/mail/${local_part}
>
> # This transport is used for handling pipe addresses generated by alias
> # or .forward files. It has a conventional name, since it is not actually
> # mentioned elsewhere in this configuration file. (A different name *can*
> # be specified via the "address_pipe_transport" option if you really want
> # to.) If the pipe generates any standard output, it is returned to the sender
> # of the message as a delivery error. Set return_fail_output instead if you
> # want this to happen only when the pipe fails to complete normally.
>
> address_pipe:
> driver = pipe
> return_output
>
> # This transport is used for handling file addresses generated by alias
> # or .forward files. It has a conventional name, since it is not actually
> # mentioned elsewhere in this configuration file.
>
> address_file:
> driver = appendfile
>
> # This transport is used for handling file addresses generated by alias
> # or .forward files if the path ends in "/", which causes it to be treated
> # as a directory name rather than a file name. Each message is then delivered
> # to a unique file in the directory. If instead you want all such deliveries to
> # be in the "maildir" format that is used by some other mail software,
> # uncomment the final option below. If this is done, the directory specified
> # in the .forward or alias file is the base maildir directory.
> #
> # Should you want to be able to specify either maildir or non-maildir
> # directory-style deliveries, then you must set up yet another transport,
> # called address_directory2. This is used if the path ends in "//" so should
> # be the one used for maildir, as the double slash suggests another level
> # of directory. In the absence of address_directory2, paths ending in //
> # are passed to address_directory.
>
> address_directory:
> driver = appendfile
> no_from_hack
> prefix = ""
> suffix = ""
> # maildir_format
>
> # This transport is used for handling autoreplies generated by the filtering
> # option of the forwardfile director. It has a conventional name, since it
> # is not actually mentioned elsewhere in this configuration file.
>
> address_reply:
> driver = autoreply
>
> # This transport is used for delivering messages over SMTP connections.
>
> remote_smtp:
> driver = smtp
>
> end
>
>
> ######################################################################
> # DIRECTORS CONFIGURATION #
> # Specifies how local addresses are handled #
> ######################################################################
> # ORDER DOES MATTER #
> # A local address is passed to each in turn until it is accepted. #
> ######################################################################
>
> # This allows local delivery to be forced, avoiding alias files and
> # forwarding.
>
> real_local:
> prefix = real-
> driver = localuser
> transport = local_delivery
>
> # This director handles aliasing using a traditional /etc/aliases file.
> # If any of your aliases expand to pipes or files, you will need to set
> # up a user and a group for these deliveries to run under. You can do
> # this by uncommenting the "user" option below (changing the user name
> # as appropriate) and adding a "group" option if necessary.
>
> system_aliases:
> driver = aliasfile
> file = /etc/aliases
> search_type = lsearch
> # user = list
> # Uncomment the above line if you are running smartlist
>
> # This director handles forwarding using traditional .forward files.
> # It also allows mail filtering when a forward file starts with the
> # string "# Exim filter": to disable filtering, uncomment the "filter"
> # option. The check_ancestor option means that if the forward file
> # generates an address that is an ancestor of the current one, the
> # current one gets passed on instead. This covers the case where A is
> # aliased to B and B has a .forward file pointing to A.
>
> # For standard debian setup of one group per user, it is acceptable---normal
> # even---for .forward to be group writable. If you have everyone in one
> # group, you should comment out the "modemask" line. Without it, the exim
> # default of 022 will apply, which is probably what you want.
>
> userforward:
> driver = forwardfile
> no_verify
> check_ancestor
> file = .forward
> modemask = 002
> filter
>
> # This director matches local user mailboxes.
>
> localuser:
> driver = localuser
> transport = local_delivery
>
> end
>
>
> ######################################################################
> # ROUTERS CONFIGURATION #
> # Specifies how remote addresses are handled #
> ######################################################################
> # ORDER DOES MATTER #
> # A remote address is passed to each in turn until it is accepted. #
> ######################################################################
>
> # Remote addresses are those with a domain that does not match any item
> # in the "local_domains" setting above.
>
> # Send all mail to a smarthost
>
> smarthost:
> driver = domainlist
> transport = remote_smtp
> route_list = "* mail.lig.bellsouth.net bydns_a"
>
> end
>
>
> ######################################################################
> # RETRY CONFIGURATION #
> ######################################################################
>
> # This single retry rule applies to all domains and all errors. It specifies
> # retries every 15 minutes for 2 hours, then increasing retry intervals,
> # starting at 2 hours and increasing each time by a factor of 1.5, up to 16
> # hours, then retries every 8 hours until 4 days have passed since the first
> # failed delivery.
>
> # Domain Error Retries
> # ------ ----- -------
>
> * * F,2h,15m; G,16h,2h,1.5; F,4d,8h
>
> end
>
>
> ######################################################################
> # REWRITE CONFIGURATION #
> ######################################################################
>
>
> # There are no rewriting specifications in this default configuration file.
>
>
> # This is an example of a useful rewriting rule---it looks up the real
> # address of all local users in a file
>
> # *@bellsouth.net ${lookup{$1}lsearch{/etc/email-addresses}\
> # {$value}fail} bcfrF
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
No, your (hostname) Box name goes here also
These are really confusing. The eximconfig is, I think, the problem.
I had to play around with the 'SAME' lines that you have wrong. I
think most everyone has.
--
USER, n.:
The word computer professionals use when they mean "idiot."
-- Dave Barry, "Claw Your Way to the Top"
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