Re: [Exim] TCP service "smtp" not found?

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Author: Drew Smith
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] TCP service "smtp" not found?
    Heheh,

    Ok, let's ask this again, assuming this time that I've already checked
all the obvious places. ;)


    
cockatrice:/etc$ cat services | grep smtp
smtp            25/tcp  mail            # Sendmail
cockatrice:/etc$ cat inetd.conf | grep smtp
smtp            stream  tcp     nowait  mail    /usr/sbin/exim exim -bs


    
    It's probably something simple - I've been a sysadmin for a while, but
I've never run into this one.  /var/spool/exim/input is happily
receiving mail, but it's not getting delivered to my local mailboxes.


    I've just added "mail" as an entry to the hosts table - here it is:



cockatrice:/etc# cat /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1       localhost localhost.localdomain
207.228.74.29   roc
207.228.74.30   cockatrice cockatrice.riotnrrd.com mail


    For reference, Debian Slink on a PC, whatever version of Exim is
current in there.


    Cheers,    
    - Drew.

    

Drew Smith wrote:
>
>         Hi all,

>
>         Have been using Exim successfully and happily for about a year - the
> remote mailserver finally crashed, and since it's just my home domain
> and a few friends, no big deal.  However, the server is in Calgary, and
> I've since moved to Vancouver, so I'm SOL on fixing it.

>
>         Still need email tho, so I moved the mx record to point to my other box
> back in Calgary.  Mail is ARRIVING fine, but not getting to the
> appropriate mailbox.  Here's the sample.

>
> cockatrice:~# exim -q
> 2000-01-09 11:18:44 127Gcq-0006vF-00 TCP service "smtp" not found
> 2000-01-09 11:18:44 127GWH-0006v9-00 TCP service "smtp" not found
> 2000-01-09 11:18:44 127GUy-0006v5-00 TCP service "smtp" not found
> 2000-01-09 11:18:44 127GSn-0006v1-00 TCP service "smtp" not found
> 2000-01-09 11:18:44 127GSe-0006ux-00 TCP service "smtp" not found
> 2000-01-09 11:18:44 127GDz-0006tp-00 TCP service "smtp" not found
> 2000-01-09 11:18:45 127GCd-0006tl-00 TCP service "smtp" not found
> 2000-01-09 11:18:45 127ApD-0006Yl-00 TCP service "smtp" not found
> 2000-01-09 11:18:45 1277yv-0006NG-00 TCP service "smtp" not found
> 2000-01-09 11:18:45 1275qX-0006Fc-00 TCP service "smtp" not found
>
>         Probably has been asked numerous times, and there's probably an easy
> fix, but I'm really swamped at work right now, and don't have time to
> spend hunting that fix down.  Any clues for me?

>
>         Cheers,
>         - Drew.

>
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