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Re: Exim4 config help request




On Tue, 28 Dec 2004, Benjamin A'Lee wrote:

> On Tue, Dec 28, 2004 at 05:31:59PM -0500 or thereabouts, Ishwar Rattan wrote:
> > I just installed ProMepis and it installs by default exim4
> > SMTP service. I am looking for a simple working configuration for
> > exim4 (I have been using Sendmail and have tried Postfix too!).
> >
> > Requirements is that it should send to and receive from remote
> > domains (office box connected to Internet via LAN). The error
> > message sent back by exim is:
> >
> >   ...
> >   Mailing to remote domains is not supported
> >
> > in fact, it does not send to another machine in the same domain!
> >
> > Any pointers will be appreciated.
> >
> > -ishwar
> >
> >
>
> You've got the exim4-daemon-light package, which only does local
> deliveries.  You need to remove that and install exim4-daemon-heavy,
> which does remote deliveries too.  apt-get install exim4-daemon-heavy
> should work, I think (I use aptitude, it's easy :).
I did
	apt-get install exim4-daemon-heavy
(it removed exim4-daemon-light), stopped exim4 and restarted it. The
behavior from light version does not changed. I still see the same
message:
	Mailing to remote domains is not supported

-ishwar

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