Jens-Olaf Lindermann wrote:
> John F. Morse wrote:
>
> Hi John,
>
>> Have you tried to reconfigure Exim with sudo dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config
>>
>
> I have reconfigured it.
> 1. split in multiple files
> 2. SMTP and smarthost (fetchmail),
> 3. E-Mail-Name of my system: Name of my machine
> 4. IP 127.0.0.1
> 5. further domains: name of my machine
> 6. relay: empty
> 7. smtp.mailserver.org:25
> 8. Hide local E-Mail-Name: Yes
> 9. visible name: mailserver.org
> 10.minimize DNS: Yes
> 11.mbox /var/mail/
>
> And I have also configured the client-section of my template-file in confd/.
>
>> Also check your /etc/aliases file to make sure it is correct because
>> Exim uses it.
>>
>
> must there stand something special for me 'user'?
>
> Hope that there are some more informations for you.
>
> Jens

OK, Jens, I have reconfigured my Exim4 server on a spare Debian Etch
box. My settings are quite different than yours.

1. split in multiple files -- No, I use a single file.

2. SMTP and smarthost (fetchmail) -- No, I use "Internet Site."

3. E-Mail-Name of my system: Name of my machine -- No, I use a FQDN.

4. IP 127.0.0.1 -- This is OK since I don't expect incoming mail.

5. further domains: name of my machine -- No, I use a FQDN.

6. relay: empty -- This is OK.

7. smtp.mailserver.org:25 -- No, mine is blank.

8. Hide local E-Mail-Name: Yes -- Not used.

9. visible name: mailserver.org -- Not used.

10.minimize DNS: Yes -- No, I have "No" chosen.

11.mbox /var/mail/ -- Yes, this is what I use.

Numbers 7 through 9 are probably because number 2 is Internet Site.

I sent a test e-mail message from the computer to an Internet address
and it worked perfectly. It went out from Exim4 on my cable ISP to
another ISP, att.net. Then I used Fetchmail to retrieve it and put it on
my SIMS server.

Here is the message header (with some munging):


From - Mon Apr 21 17:17:47 2008
X-Account-Key: account10
X-UIDL: 2115065
X-Mozilla-Status: 0001
X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000
Return-Path: john@optim3.my.net
Received: from [192.168.1.24] (HELO postoffice.att.net) by my.net (Stalker SMTP Server 1.8b8) with ESMTP id S.0002115065 for <me@mail.my.net>; Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:07:28 -0500
Received: from sccwmxc02.att.net ([205.127.208.84])
by att.net (mtiwmxc18) with ESMTP
id <2008042121595001800ngbvhe>; Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:59:51 +0000
Received: from localhost (75-224-216-191.dyn.cable.net[75.224.216.191])
by att.net (sccwmxc02) with ESMTP
id <20080421202936s0200avh5fe>; Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:29:36 +0000
X-Originating-IP: [75.224.216.191]
Received: from john by localhost with local (Exim 4.63)
(envelope-from <john@optim3.my.net>)
id 1Jo2dn-0000PY-3s
for mymail@att.net; Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:29:31 -0500
To: mymail@att.net
Subject: Test
Message-Id: <E1Jo2dn-0000PY-3s@localhost>
From: john <john@optim3.my.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:29:31 -0500



It's been so long since I read your original failure report that I'm
confused what you were trying to do. ;-)

My memory says it was a failure to be able to send e-mail out to the
Internet. If this is so, then maybe my configuration will fix it.

If it was another problem, please accept my apology for straying off the
path.

I'm sorry this test took so long but the att.net ISP has a problem today
with their POP3 server and their Webmail interface. I had not received
any bounce message back to Exim4, so I suspected att.net had a problem,
which just cleared up in the past hour.


--
John

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