Re: Email embarrasment

2001-04-15 Thread Marc Haber
On Thu, 12 Apr 2001 21:02:46 +0200, Johann Spies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >It is an dialup system using exim as mta. > >I do not know where to look for the problem. What do the exim logs /var/log/exim/{mainlog|rejectlog) say? Most graphical clients deliver e-mail to the MTA via SMTP while cons

Re: Email embarrasment (Solved - maybe)

2001-04-13 Thread Rob Mahurin
On Fri, Apr 13, 2001 at 08:22:42PM +0200, Johann Spies wrote: > On Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 02:37:39PM -0500, Tim Kelley wrote: > > > Try telnetting directly to the smtp server on localhost and on the > > ISP and try to send a message, this will help diagnose the problem. > > If this works, then the p

Re: Email embarrasment (Solved - maybe)

2001-04-13 Thread Johann Spies
On Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 02:37:39PM -0500, Tim Kelley wrote: > Try telnetting directly to the smtp server on localhost and on the > ISP and try to send a message, this will help diagnose the problem. > If this works, then the problem is in your exim or MUA configuration ... > Then check the mail o

Re: Email embarrasment

2001-04-13 Thread Johann Spies
On Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 09:18:54PM +0200, Sebastiaan wrote: > > she is not sending mail as root, isn't she? I have heard that the mail No -- J.H. Spies - Tel. 082 782 0336. Posbus 4668, Tygervallei 7536 "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged swo

Re: Email embarrasment

2001-04-12 Thread MH
> "Johann" == Johann Spies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: I'm far from being an exim expert, but maybe we are able to clarify things together... Johann> Sorry for the long message, but I do not know how to Johann> explain my problem much shorter. That's OK. [...] Johann> and now she

Re: Email embarrasment

2001-04-12 Thread Tim Kelley
On Thursday 12 April 2001 14:02, Johann Spies wrote: Have you tried using her ISP's mail server for an MTA, instead of localhost? Unless you are using some MUA that does not have the ability to use a remote MTA there is no point and it just overcomplicates things. Try telnetting directly to th

Re: Email embarrasment

2001-04-12 Thread Sebastiaan
Hi, she is not sending mail as root, isn't she? I have heard that the mail goes directly to /dev/null with some installations (well, had it with RedHat, I was already discouraged sending mail as root when I went Debian). Greetz, Sebastiaan On Thu, 12 Apr 2001, Johann Spies wrote: > Sorry for t