[wellylug] Mutt & exim4 freeze outgoing mail ..

[Cliff Pratt]

Adam Bogacki wrote:
> Hi, 
> 
> I'm getting the following in /var/log/exim4/mainlog but am at a loss how
> to get smtp working.
> 
> 
>> 2007-01-15 13:02:18 1H6FIo-0001zL-4g <= logcheck at DEBCONFvisiblenameDEBCONF U=logcheck P=local S=766
>> 2007-01-15 13:02:18 1H6FIo-0001zL-4g ** root at debconfvisiblenamedebconf: Unrouteable address
>> 2007-01-15 13:02:18 1H6FIo-0001zP-T4 <= <> R=1H6FIo-0001zL-4g U=Debian-exim P=local S=1631
>> 2007-01-15 13:02:18 1H6FIo-0001zL-4g Completed
>> 2007-01-15 13:02:19 1H6FIo-0001zP-T4 ** logcheck at debconfvisiblenamedebconf: Unrouteable address
>> 2007-01-15 13:02:19 1H6FIo-0001zP-T4 Frozen (delivery error message)
>> 2007-01-15 13:16:53 1H6FWv-00026V-6z <= afb at paradise.net.nz U=adam P=local S=603 id=20070115001653.GA5028 at paradise.net.nz
>> 2007-01-15 13:16:53 1H6FWv-00026V-6z ** adamfb at gmail.com: Unrouteable address
>> 2007-01-15 13:16:53 1H6FWv-00026X-Fj <= <> R=1H6FWv-00026V-6z U=Debian-exim P=local S=1395
>> 2007-01-15 13:16:53 1H6FWv-00026V-6z Completed
>> 2007-01-15 13:16:53 1H6FWv-00026X-Fj ** afb at paradise.net.nz: Unrouteable address
>> 2007-01-15 13:16:53 1H6FWv-00026X-Fj Frozen (delivery error message)
>> 2007-01-15 13:18:20 Start queue run: pid=8137
> 
> The relevant part of /etc/exim4/exim4.conf seems to be
> 
> 
>>  38 # This sets a macro DC_minimaldns if dc_minimaldns=true. If
>>      39 # dc_minimaldns=false, this expands to an empty line.
>>      40 .ifndef DC_minimaldns
>>      41 DC_minimaldns=DEBCONFminimaldnsDEBCONF
>>      42 .endif
>>      43 
>>      44 # Create other macros from Debconf. Macros created here are used in
>>      45 # other places in exim config.
>>      46 .ifndef DC_visiblename
>>      47 DC_visiblename=DEBCONFvisiblenameDEBCONF
>>      48 .endif
> 
> My .muttrc has
> 
> set sendmail="/usr/sbin/exim4"
> 
> .. and incoming mail works fine.
> 
> What am I missing here ?
> 
What's the distro? Seems to be a Debian type one, but usually the Debian 
  exim4 conf file resides in /var/lib/exim4/config-autogenerated or 
something... It is generated from a number of macros and a template file.

One problem is that you haven't set the 'visiblename' macro.

Cheers,

Cliff