Re: [Solved] exim4 doesn't connect to smarthost
On Sat, Mar 13, 2004 at 08:20:48PM +0100, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 the mental interface of
> Micha Feigin told:
>
> > On Sat, Mar 13, 2004 at 12:43:02PM +0100, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
> [...]
>
> > > It looks like the choosen network is down?
> >
> > The smarthost is reachable. Doing a
> > telnet [smarthost ip] ssmtp
> > Gives a connection. I can't do nothing much else since its requires a
> > TLS connection.
> > Trying mail -s test [address]
> > test
> > .
> >
> > and running tcpdump shows a connection to my gateway for a dns quarry
> > but no connection to the smarthost. Same when running
> > /etc/init.d/exim4 restart with mails on the queue.
> > It looks like its not trying to connect to the smarthost.
>
> Is your exim4 TLS enabled? Look in /usr/share/doc/exim4/examples on
> how to genarate certfiquates and how to enable TLS in your config.
>
Sorry for the trouble and thanks for the help. Apparently my smtp
server changed its settings behind my back a few days ago.
I still don't know why no connection attempts showed up on tcpdump, but
using my isp's smtp server instead of my uni's solved the problem.
> Ciao
>
> Elimar
>
>
> --
> "Talking much about oneself can also
> be a means to conceal oneself."
> -Friedrich Nietzsche
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