From: didar <nosfer...@purlo.in>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 14:20:14 +0530
> Maybe your localhost exim instance is tring to connect to port 25 on
> easthope.ca and easthope.ca listens only on port 465 and not port 25.
In the "dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config" process, the port was set to 465.
The problem is beyond confusion of 25 and 465.
> You will have to look into the "remote_smtp_smarthost" transport
> definition - the "T" in "T=remote_smtp_smarthost" means the
> transport that exim is trying to use, "R=smarthost" means the router
> is smarthost. These terms have special meanings under exim.
Constructive tips to work on when there is time. Thanks.
> If you simply want to forward emails via smarthost, you should
> consider a simpler mail agent like `msmtp'. I personally use `dma'
> (DragonFly Mail Agent) for this purpose. Both are available in Debian
> along with some other such agents.
Right oh. Thanks.
Similarly, I've used the Oberon Mail module for several years. It
submits messages to the smarthost through stunnel with no intervening
MTA. Oberon Mail and stunnel are straightforward to configure.
> I used https://www.exim.org/docs.html this to learn how to make exim
> do the things that I wanted it to. But, it took me 2 months _during
> the COVID lockdowns_ to get stuff working - I am a little dull!
Good. Thanks. I reviewed exim4 more for interest than necessity.
When there is time, can follow up on your suggestions.
Thx, ... P.
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