[wellylug] Mutt & exim4 freeze outgoing mail ..

Adam Bogacki afb at paradise.net.nz
Thu Jan 18 17:33:58 NZDT 2007


See below.

> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:41:34 +1300
> From: Cliff Pratt <enkidu at cliffp.com>
> Subject: Re: [wellylug] Mutt & exim4 freeze outgoing mail ..
> To: Wellington Linux Users Group <wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz>
> Message-ID: <45AB221E.9040005 at cliffp.com>
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> 
> 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


Ubuntu Edgy Eft. I had it working but my ISP rang to say they were receiving 
mail from 'root'. Ahem. I fixed that .. but now this. 'visiblename' seems to be
the problem. I set what seemed the appropriate option in 
/etc/exim4/exim4.conf.template and saved it as /etc/exim4/exim4.conf ..
- clearly it wasn't.  

The relevant entry in /var/lib/exim4/config-autogenerated seems to be


> .ifdef DC_visiblename
> qualify_domain = DC_visiblename
> .endif

If I disable exim4.conf I'll probably have the root problem again.

Woops .. lost the connection.

I've just run "dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config" and fetchmail works again,
but mutt still cannot send mail - this one used Evolution.

/var/log/exim4/mainlog tells me 


> 2007-01-18 17:25:30 1H7OqA-0003Xt-6O <= afb at paradise.net.nz U=adam P=local S=631 id=20070118042529.GA13490 at paradise.net.nz
> 2007-01-18 17:25:30 1H7OqA-0003Xv-DL <= <> R=1H7OqA-0003Xt-6O U=Debian-exim P=local S=1423
> 2007-01-18 17:25:30 1H7OqA-0003Xt-6O Completed
> 2007-01-18 17:25:30 1H7OqA-0003Xv-DL ** afb at paradise.net.nz: Unrouteable address
> 2007-01-18 17:25:30 1H7OqA-0003Xv-DL Frozen (delivery error message)

Any ideas ?

Adam.

afb at paradise.net.nz




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