Re: [exim4] mixed up about terminology
On Sun 05 Oct 2014 at 14:16:45 -0400, Harry Putnam wrote:
> Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> writes:
>
> > On Sun 05 Oct 2014 at 12:01:48 -0400, Harry Putnam wrote:
> >
> >> when running `dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config' I've run accross a few
> >> of the questions that are confusing to me...
> >>
> >> The current one I'm stumbling over is
> >>
> >> 1) A question about listing of host IPs the smtp listener will
> >> listen for...
> >>
> >> And then later on there is
> >> 2) A question about which hosts your server will relay for.
> >>
> >> (NOTE: These question do not appear back to back as I have them here)
> >>
> >> I probably have this all wrong but isn't the first question referring
> >> to remote IPs that will be using the server as smtp server.
> >
> > I cannot find the first question you describe. It might be best to
> > quote it in full and relate it to mail relaying.
>
> Pay no attention to the numbers I used, they have no baring on order
> of questions on the ncurses questionnaire one gets when running:
>
> `dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config'
>
> I posted this as 1)
>
> │ Please enter a semicolon-separated list of IP addresses. The Exim SMTP │
> │ listener daemon will listen on all IP addresses listed here. │
> │ │
> │ An empty value will cause Exim to listen for connections on all │
> │ available network interfaces. │
> │ │
> │ If this system only receives mail directly from local services (and not │
> │ from other hosts), it is suggested to prohibit external connections to │
> │ the local Exim daemon. Such services include e-mail programs (MUAs) │
> │ which talk to localhost only as well as fetchmail. External connections │
> │ are impossible when 127.0.0.1 is entered here, as this will disable │
> │ listening on public network interfaces.
> │
>
> And this as 2)
>
>
> │ Please enter a semicolon-separated list of IP address ranges for which │
> │ this system will unconditionally relay mail, functioning as a smarthost. │
> │ │
> │ You should use the standard address/prefix format (e.g. 194.222.242.0/24 │
> │ or 5f03:1200:836f::/48). │
> │ │
> │ If this system should not be a smarthost for any other host, leave this │
> │ list blank. │
> │ │
> │ Machines to relay mail for: │
> │ │
Don Armstrong has given the definitive answer. 1) is the list of
addresses to listen *on* (not listen *for*). I leave it blank; which
means exim listens *on* all interfaces. I do this so connections can
be made from anywhere, including the internet.
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