Re: exim - what is missing in my set-up?
On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 12:30:08PM +0530, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote:
> hello all!
>
> i seem to be pretty stuck here! umpteen attempts and quite a few posts
> and iam still unable to solve the mistry!
>
> relevant portions of /etc/exim/exim.conf
>
> ######################################################################
> # 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 = "* 192.168.100.1 byname"
>
> end
>
>
> for information, 192.168.100.1 is nt server we use as our lan server.
> this is the smtp address i use for sending out mails from my current
> linux-mozilla combination. does that mean that i can use this server as
> smarthost?
>
> relevant portion from /var/log/mainlog
>
> 2002-10-25 12:13:09 184yBZ-0000FS-00 <= sandip@deshmukh.work U=sandip
> P=local S=326
> 2002-10-25 12:13:09 184yBZ-0000FS-00 => sandip <sandip@deshmukh.work>
> D=localuser T=local_delivery
> 2002-10-25 12:13:09 184yBZ-0000FS-00 Completed
>
>
> this is sending mail locally and it works!
>
> 2002-10-25 12:13:54 184yCI-0000Fc-00 <= sandip@deshmukh.work U=sandip
> P=local S=338
> 2002-10-25 12:13:55 184yCI-0000Fc-00 => deshmukh@escortsmumbai.com
> R=smarthost T=remote_smtp H=192.168.100.1 [192.168.100.1]
> 2002-10-25 12:13:55 184yCI-0000Fc-00 Completed
>
>
> i do not know what is this type of delivery. but this also works well
>
> 2002-10-25 12:15:23 184yDi-0000Fl-00 <= sandip@deshmukh.work U=sandip
> P=local S=320
> 2002-10-25 12:15:23 184yDi-0000Fl-00 => deshmukh@zapo.net R=smarthost
> T=remote_smtp H=192.168.100.1 [192.168.100.1]
> 2002-10-25 12:15:23 184yDi-0000Fl-00 Completed
>
> it fails to send the mail to the to: address.
>
> now, my question is, what do i need to do to get exim working?
>
> can i use 192.168.100.1 as smarthost? can i use some other server as
> smarthost? how do i know which server i can and which i can not?
>
> what if there is no smart host to do the job for me? can i not use exim?
> and will i have to always use mozilla with an smtp server specified for
> delivering mail - the windows way?
>
> thanx
>
> -sandip
>
>
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