Re: [EXIM] Bind to specific port? (v1.92)

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Author: Tom
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To: Peter Gervai
CC: exim
Subject: Re: [EXIM] Bind to specific port? (v1.92)

On Tue, 21 Jul 1998, Jeffrey Goldberg wrote:

> On Wed, 22 Jul 1998, Peter Gervai wrote:
>
> > After browsing through spec.txt without any success, I ask here whether
> > it's possible to bind outgoing mail server to a specific IP?
> > My machine have sevaral aliased IPs and now exim chose one I don't
> > like. :-) I like to choose by myself. Possible?
>
> Take a look at the
>
> interface
>
> configuration option for the smtp transport. I think that this will do
> exactly what you want.


This is an smtp transport option, so only applies to outbound SMTP
connections. This is the address that exim will source address when
initiating outbound connetions. If you also want to accept incoming
connection on just that IP, you need to use the "local_interfacs" global
option.

> -j
>
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Tom


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