Re: [exim4] mixed up about terminology

[lee <lee@yagibdah.de>]

Jerry Stuckle <jstuckle@attglobal.net> writes:

> On 10/8/2014 8:17 PM, lee wrote:
>> Jerry Stuckle <jstuckle@attglobal.net> writes:
>> 
>>> On 10/6/2014 7:10 PM, lee wrote:
>>>> Jerry Stuckle <jstuckle@attglobal.net> writes:
>>>>
>>>>>>    dc_relay_nets
>>>>>>           A list of machines for which we serve as smarthost.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That looks ideal, doesn't it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Right.  But he's not running multiple MTAs - he only has the one, as he
>>>>> already indicated.
>>>>
>>>> Does it make a difference for this setting whether the MTA is smarthost
>>>> for other MTAs or for MUAs?
>>>>
>>>> (I'm not using the automatic config other than to create a
>>>> "non-configured" exim which does nothing but use another host as
>>>> smarthost to deliver locally generated messages, so I don't know.)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, it does.  By definition, a smarthost talks to for other MTAs.  MUAs
>>> are not MTAs.
>> 
>> Ok, and what difference does this actually make?
>> 
>> 
>
> If you don't know the difference between an MTA and an MUA, there is no
> way I can help you.

I'm not asking what the difference is but what difference it makes when
this setting is involved.  Can you provide an actual exim config,
i. e. not the automatic stuff, which shows the difference this setting
makes?


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