Re: send and recieve mail on local network

[Mike Fedyk <mfedyk@matchmail.com>]

On Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 08:41:56PM -0500, ktb wrote:
> I have put together a deb mail server (10.10.10.9) running postfix 
> that receives mail from the outside and sends fine.  I have a deb 
> workstation (192.168.10.7) running exim which I would like the mail 
> forwarded to.
> 
> My problem is I can't send mail from the server to the workstation.
> 
> In my /etc/exim.conf file I have -
> # Allow mail addressed to our hostname, or to our IP address.
> local_domains_include_host = true
> local_domains_include_host_literals = true
> 
> When I send mail from the server to the workstation kent@192.168.10.7

Ahh, but you don't know that with "host literals" your address would be
kent@[192.168.10.7]

> it isn't bounced back to the server but it doesn't seem to be showing up
> on the workstation either.  When I fire up mutt on the workstation no
> mail shows up.  Mutt is looking in /var/mail/kent

Nothing shows up in /var/log/exim/mainlog?

Mike