Re: Configuring mail on a system behind a Linksys cable modem router
On Wed, 2006-03-08 at 09:37 -0500, Ray Lanza wrote:
> 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?
I've got a Netgear router, and use Postfix.
Both Postfix and Exim have a feature that Postfix calls "relayhost".
In my /etc/postfix/main.cf is:
relayhost = smtp.east.cox.net
So, when I send email to $HOST, the MTA auto-routes it to my ISP,
just as if was using an MUA.
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