Where do you find that chapter? I plan to test my configuration against some spam testing sites. I've been there, got in trouble, and got out of it a year ago. I'd love to read the chapter is long as I know which one. I am opening relay very slowly as I don't want to expose anything I don't have too. Kirk also sent me an example of a exim.conf file I am using to look at. Rejean Proulx Visit my family at http://interfree.ca MSN is: rejp at rogers.com Ham License VA3REJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toby Fisher" <toby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 7:22 PM Subject: Re: Help With Exim Mailer > On Sun, 26 Oct 2003, Rejean Proulx wrote: > > > I need help badly. I can get exim to send external mail. I can't mail > > anything to my local address like rejean at interfree.ca. It won't receive any > > mail from anyone. I have the IP > > 192.168.1.0/24 and 192.168.2.0/24 set up In the log it thinks I am using > > 192.168.1.1 I wonder if that has anything to do with it? Here is part of > > the log. I need expert help. At least someone who is more of an expert > > than I am, which might not be hard. > > > > Ok, did you take my advice and read the chapter about testing your exim > configuration? If you had done so you'd have found thi problem before > trying it on live email. It looks like you might need to check the > permitions on /var/spool/mail and assosciated files, either that or run > the deliveries as mail as shown in the relevant transport; the config file > should help you here. > > I cannot say strongly enough how important it is that you know what you > are doing before setting up such a system, as if you are not careful you > could end up loosing your email and that of any users you might have, and > also get yourself into trouble if you have not properly secured your > server against attack such as ensuring that it is not an open mail relay. > > Cheers. > > -- > Toby Fisher Email: toby at tjfisher.co.uk > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 > ICQ: #61744808 > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
