Mark Symonds wrote: > Have you tried simply setting your hostname to your ISP's? > Not exactly kosher, but it might help: > > $ hostname myISP.com > > ...where myISP.com is whatever is after the @ in your > email address. > > Also, you may have to add myISP.com to qualify_domains > in /etc/exim.conf > > If this doesn't help, mail me back off-list and include: > > * The exact error message > > * Your exim.conf > > hth, > > -Mark > > ----- > "I know everything we've done is absolutely right and proper" > --Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on MSNBC, 01/13/00 > ----- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lorenzo Zampese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 1:22 PM > Subject: About Exim : PLEASE HELP ME!!! > > > > > Hi to all! > > > > I am not able to send remote e-mails by 'Exim', but only locally. > > > > I have got a dial-up Linux Box (Debian 2.1), without a local network, > > and I wish to deliver e-mails by my ISP's smart host. > > > > I used 'eximconfig', but it didn't seem to set a good configuration for > > my > > needings. > > I have changed for a lot of times "/etc/exim.conf" but I can deliver > > locally > > only. > > > > When I send e-mails to internet, my exim's configuration seems to work > > fine, > > but my addresses don't receive my e-mails at all. > > When I run 'fetchmail' it says something like this : > > "SMTP error, I can't relay mail for following addresses : ...." > > > > NOTE 1: my ISP's user name is different than my Linux's user name, > > so I need to use the exim's DB-rewrite feature, > > that I tested successfully with 'exim -brw <address>'. > > NOTE 2: my ISP connection works fine and it is well configured. > > NOTE 3: '.fetchmailrc' is well configured too. > > > > I don't know if I have to change something in '/etc/host' or what... > > Please, is there anybody who can show me where I have to put the > > following > > parameters > > in '/etc/exim.conf' ? > > > > my hostname : xyz > > Linux's user name : myself_linux > > my ISP account : myself > > my address : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > SMTP server : smtp.mail.company.it > > POP3 server : pop3.mail.company.it > > > > > > THANKS TO ALL. > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null > > > >
First of all thank you for your attention, Mark. I have just modified my hostname, and my 'exim.conf', and I have sent a message. My ISP'returned me the following message : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : SMTP error from remote mailer after RCPT TO: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: host smtp.mail.company.it [194.00.00.123] : 550 unable to relay for [EMAIL PROTECTED] ...... ...... ...... X-Mailer : Mutt 0.95.3i >From : Lorenzo Zampese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <----- why 'myself_linux' ???? I put in 'exim.conf' : *************************** REWRITE CONFIGURATION ********************************* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ????? Thanks again
