[sf-lug] problems with exim4 on ubuntu server 8.04.1
Tom Haddon
tom at greenleaftech.net
Thu Dec 18 13:26:37 PST 2008
On Thu, 2008-12-18 at 08:54 -0800, jim wrote:
> host runs ubuntu server 8.04.1 and exim4.
>
> logged into the host we can send mail "out there"
> but cannot send mail from "out there" into the box
> and to a valid user: mail gets to the box and the
> mailer daemon returns it because "the following
> address(es) failed: " (complete transcript is at
> the bottom of this message; address seems to be
> a valid user, i.e. one that can ssh to the host
> specified by the domain name jim at systemateka.com ).
>
Hi Jim,
Tried this test:
------------------------------
mthaddon at halfdome:~$ telnet 64.81.61.126 25
Trying 64.81.61.126...
Connected to 64.81.61.126.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 ubuntu10 ESMTP Exim 4.69 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:33:46 -0800
HELO greenleaftech.net
250 ubuntu10 Hello li26-250.members.linode.com [67.18.89.250]
MAIL FROM:tom at greenleaftech.net
250 OK
RCPT TO:jim at systemateka.com
250 Accepted
DATA
354 Enter message, ending with "." on a line by itself
Subject: Test from Tom
This is a test
.
250 OK id=1LDQWf-0000bJ-7K
quit
221 ubuntu10 closing connection
Connection closed by foreign host.
----------------------------
Did you get it?
Cheers, Tom
>
>
> <onthebox>
> $ who am i
> jim ....
> $ mail -s "<BADWORD>" jim at well.com
>
> <BADWORD>!<BADWORD>!<BADWORD>!
>
> .
> cc:
> $
> </onthebox>
>
> <onadifferentbox>
> <GUI getsmail="fromthebox" subject="<BADWORD>"/>
> <GUI sendsmail="tothebox" successfulsend="true"/>
> </onadifferentbox>
>
> <ontheboxagain time="gonebylongenoughformailtogetthere">
> $ mail
> no mail for jim
> </ontheboxagain>
>
> <onthedifferentbox>
> <GUI getsmail="seemstohavemadetheboxbutnottargetuser" seebelow/>
> </onthedifferentbox>
>
>
> where to look on the box?
>
> $ dig systemateka.com MX
> shows mx record.
>
> router has NAT set to port 25 for inbound email to the box.
>
> /etc/exim4/* files may be missing some vital parameter,
> though so far we can't see what.
>
> /var/lib/exim4/* files, owners, and permissions seem to work
>
> /var/mail/
> drwxrwsr-x 2 root mail 4096 2008-12-17 19:15 mail
>
> /var/spool/
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 2008-09-25 22:24 mail
> -> ../mail
> (one line, wrapped in this email)
>
> /var/spool/exim4
> drwxr-x--- 5 Debian-exim Debian-exim 4096 2008-11-19 21:15 exim4
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 2008-09-25 22:24 mail
> -> ../mail
>
> /var/spool/exim4
> total 12
> drwxr-x--- 2 Debian-exim Debian-exim 4096 2008-12-15 12:52 db
> drwxr-x--- 2 Debian-exim Debian-exim 4096 2008-12-18 01:24 input
> drwxr-x--- 2 Debian-exim Debian-exim 4096 2008-12-18 01:24 msglog
>
>
> below is the entire transcript of the bounceback message.
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> From:
> Mail Delivery System
> <Mailer-Daemon at systemateka.com>
> To:
> jim at well.com
> Subject:
> Mail delivery failed: returning
> message to sender
> Date:
> Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:25 -0800
>
> This message was created automatically by mail delivery software.
>
> A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its
> recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed:
>
> jim at systemateka.com
>
> ------ This is a copy of the message, including all the headers. ------
>
> Return-path: <jim at well.com>
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4v-0004ZR-JI
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:25 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4v-0004ZO-7t
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:25 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4u-0004ZL-Ss
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:24 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4u-0004ZI-HU
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:24 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4u-0004ZF-6J
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:24 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4t-0004ZC-RJ
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:23 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4t-0004Z9-G2
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:23 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4t-0004Z6-4X
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:23 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4s-0004Z3-PO
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:22 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4s-0004Z0-Dy
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:22 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4s-0004Yx-2l
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:22 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4r-0004Yu-Nd
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:21 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4r-0004Yr-CM
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:21 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4r-0004Yo-16
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:21 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4q-0004Yl-M3
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:20 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4q-0004Yi-Ap
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:20 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4p-0004Yf-Vi
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:19 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4p-0004Yc-KO
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:19 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4p-0004YZ-9L
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:19 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4o-0004YW-UL
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:18 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4o-0004YT-JL
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:18 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4o-0004YQ-8J
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:18 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4n-0004YN-T7
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:17 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4n-0004YK-Hm
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:17 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4n-0004YH-6b
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:17 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4m-0004YE-RW
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:16 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4m-0004YB-GO
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:16 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4m-0004Y8-5U
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:16 -0800
> Received: from [192.168.1.1] (helo=ubuntu10)
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4l-0004Y5-Qf
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:15 -0800
> Received: from smtp.well.com ([208.17.81.207])
> by ubuntu10 with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
> (envelope-from <jim at well.com>)
> id 1LDM4l-0004Y2-6l
> for jim at systemateka.com; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:50:15 -0800
> X-WELL-Auth: Yes
> Received: from [192.168.1.100] (dsl081-061-126.sfo1.dsl.speakeasy.net
> [64.81.61.126])
> by smtp.well.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id mBIGdrqr013434
> for <jim at systemateka.com>; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:39:53 -0800
> Subject: trying thursday 20081218:8:39
> From: jim <jim at well.com>
> To: jim stockford <jim at systemateka.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain
> Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:39:55 -0800
> Message-Id: <1229618395.6454.75.camel at jim-laptop>
> Mime-Version: 1.0
> X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.94.2/8781/Thu Dec 18 06:24:06 2008 on
> wodehouse.well.com
> X-Virus-Status: Clean
>
>
> trying, trying, it's trying.
>
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