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Re: exim not sending mail



SOLVED (sorta)

I tweaked /usr/share/doc/exim/example.conf.gz to get a working
configuration.  

I don't know what was wrong with the output from eximconfig but I did
notice there was no setting for primary_hostname

Cheers,
patrick.


--- patrick q <rpmq@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to config exim|procmail|mutt with a DSL connection to the
> internet, single workstation.  
> 
> I've managed to setup so I can receive mail ok (to patrickq@mts.net),
> 
> and send internally but can't send externally, exim just queues the 
> mail and logs with error:
> 
> 2001-08-09 12:08:02 rpmq@yahoo.com T=remote_smtp defer (-44): retry
> time not reached for any host
> 
> I ran eximconfig choosing 'Smarthost' and the defaults.  The only
> thing
> that I can think of is an authentication problem, I haven't entered
> username/password anywhere, and there is no /etc/exim/password file. 
> I
> don't know how or where to enter this info anyway.
> 
> I tried the exim manual but it's painfully apparent that I have no
> clue
> :-(
> 
> I'd be really grateful for some advice!
> 
> patrick.
> 
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