Configuring mail on a system behind a Linksys cable modem router
I have a system that I would like to use to monitor the house while I'm
away. I'd like it to send me mail at work whenever something
interesting happens. The system is running debian/testing and sits
behind a Linksys cable modem/wireless/4 port router box. It uses a
static ip address on the 4 port router portion of the linksys box.
My ISP on the cable modem is Road Runner. I have a mail account there
and know the names of the incoming and outgoing mail servers. I can send
and receive mail using thunderbird or evolution on linux or outlook on
windows so I know that part of the setup works. To use these servers I
need to supply an account name and password.
What doesn't work is the command line mailers. Before I started messing
with my exim configuration I was able to send mail out of the system but
it was rejected with a message saying something about an illegal or
non-verifiable domain name. Since I started messing with exim I get no
indication of anything happening. Mail sent doesn't arrive nor does it
bounce back. I think the original configuration was as a directly
connected system which is why I was getting mail back. At the moment
I'm trying to use my ISP's mail servers as smarthosts but that's
obviously not working.
Does anyone know how to configure mail in this situation?
thanks,
ray
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