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Re: send and recieve mail on local network



On Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 06:51:04PM -0700, Mike Fedyk wrote:
> 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?
> 

This is what shows up when I try to send to kent@192.168.10.7 it is
greek to me -
2001-04-23 21:04:01 14rsBN-0002kN-00 <= kent@nixnotes.org
H=lila.nixnotes.org [10.10.10.9] P=esmtp S=574
id=20010423194059.A4456@nixnotes.org                                                           

lila.nixnotes.org at 10.10.10.9 is the server.
kent

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