Re: [exim4] Testing and making sense of smtp output

[Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>]

Joe <joe@jretrading.com> writes:

[...]

>> (I'm not sure if this output means it worked or it failed.  I can tell
>> you that nothing is showing up at the other end)
>> 
>> Can any of you experienced exim4 hands interpret this output?
>> Did the Authentication work or fail?
>
> The message was transmitted and accepted. The authentication must have
> worked, it would have been checked during the SMTP conversation, not
> afterwards.

Thanks for the diagnosis and helpful points.

[...] Snipped large chunk of very helpful and informative input
     (Thank you sir)

Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org> writes:

> On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 02:45:44PM -0400, Harry Putnam wrote:
>> > And if so, is that not acquired from /etc/hosts?
> snip
>> Egad ...  I just noticed that was from a different machine... but the
>> format is the same on all of mine.  So still should stand as something
>> to critique/
>
> Debian's exim4 will take the contents of /etc/mailname over the dns name by
> default. I'd recommend putting the fqdn that you want exim to use there.

OK that is very good tip to know about.
Thanks