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Author: Peter Bowyer
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] yet another "remote host address is the local host" problem
Jeff Lasman said:
> We recently tried duplicating an email system that was running on Exim
> 4.24, to a new server running Exim 4.31 (and yes there's a reason for
> using 4.31, though we will update again soon).
>
> We used the same exim.conf file on both.
>
> Yet we can't send mail, using the linux mail command, to an address on
> the same server:
>
> <snip>
>  [jlasman@da5a etc]$ mail jeffda5a@???
>  Subject: this is a test
>  this is only a test of local delivery.
>  .
>  Cc:
>  [jlasman@da5a etc]$ ls -la /var/spool/mail/jeffda5a
>  -rw-rw---- 1  jeffda5a mail    Aug 31 18:59   /var/spool/mail/jeffda5a
> [jlasman@da5a etc]$
> <snip>

>
> and here's the mainlog entry (beware the wrapping):
>
> <snip>
> 2004-09-01 21:44:50 1C2jSs-00057I-K6 <= jlasman@???
> U=jlasman P=local S=372 T="this is a test" from
> <jlasman@???> for jeffda5a@???
> 2004-09-01 21:44:50 1C2jSs-00057I-K6 remote host address is the local
> host: da5a.ns-one.net
> 2004-09-01 21:44:50 1C2jSs-00057I-K6 == jeffda5a@???
> <jeffda5a@???> R=lookuphost defer (-1): remote host
> address is the local host
> 2004-09-01 21:44:50 1C2jSs-00057I-K6 Frozen
> </snip>
>
> Yes, the domain is listed in local_domains.
>
> And I have absolutely no idea what else to look for <frown>, and I've
> got to get this server into service as soon as possible.
>
> Any ideas?


exim -bt -d jeffda5a@???

See how the routers evaluate things - there will be a mismatch somewhere.

Peter