Hi,
I seem to have sucessfully installed exim and majordomo on my solaris 8
machine. The only problem seems to be that majordomo is not sending out
mails to the list subscribers - it seems to handle admin requests ok.
We have a mailer running on another machine, and i have just changed a
couple of dns records so that a couple of our domains point to the new
mailer. Basically I want to set it up as the main mailer for all our
domains. Have I got the config right ?
I tried testing using exim -d9 -bt
and this seems to look fine. It looks up the majordomo alias file ok.
in my exim log files I'm getting messages Frozen and 'remote host address is
local host' messages
can anyone help at all ?
This is my configure file for exim:-
######################################################################
# Runtime configuration file for Exim #
######################################################################
# This is a default configuration file which will operate correctly in
# uncomplicated installations. Please see the manual for a complete list
# of all the runtime configuration options that can be included in a
# configuration file. There are many more than are mentioned here. The
# manual is in the file doc/spec.txt in the Exim distribution as a plain
# ASCII file. Other formats (PostScript, Texinfo, HTML, PDF) are available
# from the Exim ftp sites. The manual is also online via the Exim web sites.
# This file is divided into several parts, all but the last of which are
# terminated by a line containing the word "end". The parts must appear
# in the correct order, and all must be present (even if some of them are
# in fact empty). Blank lines, and lines starting with # are ignored.
######################################################################
# MAIN CONFIGURATION SETTINGS #
######################################################################
# Specify your host's canonical name here. This should normally be the fully
# qualified "official" name of your host. If this option is not set, the
# uname() function is called to obtain the name.
primary_hostname = obrien.ngfl.gov.uk
# Specify the domain you want to be added to all unqualified addresses
# here. An unqualified address is one that does not contain an "@" character
# followed by a domain. For example, "caesar@???" is a fully qualified
# address, but the string "caesar" (i.e. just a login name) is an
unqualified
# email address. Unqualified addresses are accepted only from local callers
by
# default. See the receiver_unqualified_{hosts,nets} options if you want
# to permit unqualified addresses from remote sources. If this option is
# not set, the primary_hostname value is used for qualification.
qualify_domain = ngfl.gov.uk
# If you want unqualified recipient addresses to be qualified with a
different
# domain to unqualified sender addresses, specify the recipient domain here.
# If this option is not set, the qualify_domain value is used.
qualify_recipient = ngfl.gov.uk
# Specify your local domains as a colon-separated list here. If this option
# is not set (i.e. not mentioned in the configuration file), the
# qualify_recipient value is used as the only local domain. If you do not
want
# to do any local deliveries, uncomment the following line, but do not
supply
# any data for it. This sets local_domains to an empty string, which is not
# the same as not mentioning it at all. An empty string specifies that there
# are no local domains; not setting it at all causes the default value (the
# setting of qualify_recipient) to be used.
local_domains = vtc.co.uk:ose.org.uk:ngfl.gov.uk
# If you want to accept mail addressed to your host's literal IP address,
for
# example, mail addressed to "user@???", then uncomment the
# following line, or supply the literal domain(s) as part of "local_domains"
# above. You also need to comment "forbid_domain_literals" below. This is
not
# recommended for today's Internet.
# local_domains_include_host_literals
# The following line prevents Exim from recognizing addresses of the form
# "user@???" that is, with a "domain literal" (an IP address)
# instead of a named domain. The RFCs still require this form, but it makes
# little sense to permit mail to be sent to specific hosts by their IP
address
# in the modern Internet, and this ancient format has been used by those
# seeking to abuse hosts by using them for unwanted relaying. If you really
# do want to support domain literals, remove the following line, and see
# also the "domain_literal" router below.
forbid_domain_literals
# No local deliveries will ever be run under the uids of these users (a
colon-
# separated list). An attempt to do so gets changed so that it runs under
the
# uid of "nobody" instead. This is a paranoic safety catch. Note the default
# setting means you cannot deliver mail addressed to root as if it were a
# normal user. This isn't usually a problem, as most sites have an alias for
# root that redirects such mail to a human administrator.
never_users = root
# The use of your host as a mail relay by any host, including the local host
# calling its own SMTP port, is locked out by default. If you want to permit
# relaying from the local host, you should set
#
#host_accept_relay = localhost
#
# If you want to permit relaying through your host from certain hosts or IP
# networks, you need to set the option appropriately, for example
#
# host_accept_relay = my.friends.host : 131.111.0.0/16
host_accept_relay = zola.ngfl.gov.uk
#
# If you are an MX backup or gateway of some kind for some domains, you must
# set relay_domains to match those domains. This will allow any host to
# relay through your host to those domains.
#
relay_domains = ngfl.gov.uk:vtc.co.uk:ose.org.uk
# See the section of the manual entitled "Control of relaying" for more
# information.
# The setting below causes Exim to do a reverse DNS lookup on all incoming
# IP calls, in order to get the true host name. If you feel this is too
# expensive, you can specify the networks for which a lookup is done, or
# remove the setting entirely.
host_lookup = 0.0.0.0/0
# By default, Exim expects all envelope addresses to be fully qualified,
that
# is, they must contain both a local part and a domain. If you want to
accept
# unqualified addresses (just a local part) from certain hosts, you can
specify
# these hosts by setting one or both of
#
# receiver_unqualified_hosts =
# sender_unqualified_hosts =
#
# to control sender and receiver addresses, respectively. When this is done,
# unqualified addresses are qualified using the settings of qualify_domain
# and/or qualify_recipient (see above).
# By default, Exim does not make any checks, other than syntactic ones, on
# incoming addresses during the SMTP dialogue. This reduces delays in SMTP
# transactions, but it does mean that you might accept messages with unknown
# recipients, and/or bad senders.
# Uncomment this line if you want incoming recipient addresses to be
verified
# during the SMTP dialogue. Unknown recipients are then rejected at this
stage,
# and the generation of a failure message is the job of the sending host.
# receiver_verify
# Uncomment this line if you want incoming sender addresses (return-paths)
to
# be verified during the SMTP dialogue. Verification can normally only check
# that the domain exists.
# sender_verify
# Exim contains support for the Realtime Blocking List (RBL) that is being
# maintained as part of the DNS. See
http://maps.vix.com/rbl/ for
background.
# Uncommenting the first line below will make Exim reject mail from any
# host whose IP address is blacklisted in the RBL at maps.vix.com. Some
# others have followed the RBL lead and have produced other lists: DUL is
# a list of dial-up addresses, and ORBS is a list of open relay systems. The
# second line below checks all three lists.
# rbl_domains = rbl.maps.vix.com
# rbl_domains = rbl.maps.vix.com:dul.maps.vix.com:relays.orbs.org
# If you want Exim to support the "percent hack" for all your local domains,
# uncomment the following line. This is the feature by which mail addressed
# to x%y@z (where z is one of your local domains) is locally rerouted to
# x@y and sent on. Otherwise x%y is treated as an ordinary local part.
# percent_hack_domains = *
# put in trusted user for majordomo to use exim
trusted_users = majordomo
end
######################################################################
# TRANSPORTS CONFIGURATION #
######################################################################
# ORDER DOES NOT MATTER #
# Only one appropriate transport is called for each delivery. #
######################################################################
# A transport is used only when referenced from a director or a router that
# successfully handles an address.
# This transport is used for delivering messages over SMTP connections.
remote_smtp:
driver = smtp
# This transport is used for local delivery to user mailboxes in traditional
# BSD mailbox format. By default it will be run under the uid and gid of the
# local user, and requires the sticky bit to be set on the /var/mail
directory.
# Some systems use the alternative approach of running mail deliveries under
a
# particular group instead of using the sticky bit. The commented options
below
# show how this can be done.
local_delivery:
driver = appendfile
file = /var/mail/${local_part}
delivery_date_add
envelope_to_add
return_path_add
# group = mail
# mode = 0660
# This transport is used for handling pipe deliveries generated by alias
# or .forward files. If the pipe generates any standard output, it is
returned
# to the sender of the message as a delivery error. Set return_fail_output
# instead of return_output if you want this to happen only when the pipe
fails
# to complete normally. You can set different transports for aliases and
# forwards if you want to - see the references to address_pipe in the
directors
# section below.
address_pipe:
driver = pipe
return_output
# This transport is used for handling deliveries directly to files that are
# generated by aliassing or forwarding.
address_file:
driver = appendfile
delivery_date_add
envelope_to_add
return_path_add
# This transport is used for handling autoreplies generated by the filtering
# option of the forwardfile director.
address_reply:
driver = autoreply
end
######################################################################
# DIRECTORS CONFIGURATION #
# Specifies how local addresses are handled #
######################################################################
# ORDER DOES MATTER #
# A local address is passed to each in turn until it is accepted. #
######################################################################
# Local addresses are those with a domain that matches some item in the
# "local_domains" setting above, or those which are passed back from the
# routers because of a "self=local" setting (not used in this
configuration).
# This director handles aliasing using a traditional /etc/aliases file.
# If any of your aliases expand to pipes or files, you will need to set
# up a user and a group for these deliveries to run under. You can do
# this by uncommenting the "user" option below (changing the user name
# as appropriate) and adding a "group" option if necessary. Alternatively,
you
# can specify "user" on the transports that are used. Note that those
# listed below are the same as are used for .forward files; you might want
# to set up different ones for pipe and file deliveries from aliases.
system_aliases:
driver = aliasfile
file = /etc/aliases
search_type = lsearch
# majordomo aliases
majordomo_aliases:
driver = aliasfile
file = /etc/mail/majordomo.aliases
search_type = lsearch
user = majordomo
group = majordomo
# user = exim
file_transport = address_file
pipe_transport = address_pipe
# This director handles forwarding using traditional .forward files.
# If you want it also to allow mail filtering when a forward file
# starts with the string "# Exim filter", uncomment the "filter" option.
# The no_verify setting means that this director will be skipped when
# verifying addresses if sender_verify or receiver_verify is set (though
# they are not set by default). Similarly, no_expn means that this director
# will be skipped if smtp_expn_hosts is set to allow any hosts to use the
# EXPN command.
# The check_ancestor option means that if the forward file generates an
# address that is an ancestor of the current one, the current one gets
# passed on instead. This covers the case where A is aliased to B and B
# has a .forward file pointing to A.
# The three transports specified at the end are those that are used when
# forwarding generates a direct delivery to a file, or to a pipe, or sets
# up an auto-reply, respectively.
userforward:
driver = forwardfile
file = .forward
no_verify
no_expn
check_ancestor
# filter
file_transport = address_file
pipe_transport = address_pipe
reply_transport = address_reply
# This director matches local user mailboxes.
localuser:
driver = localuser
transport = local_delivery
end
######################################################################
# ROUTERS CONFIGURATION #
# Specifies how remote addresses are handled #
######################################################################
# ORDER DOES MATTER #
# A remote address is passed to each in turn until it is accepted. #
######################################################################
# Remote addresses are those with a domain that does not match any item
# in the "local_domains" setting above.
# This router routes to remote hosts over SMTP using a DNS lookup with
# default options.
lookuphost:
driver = lookuphost
transport = remote_smtp
# This router routes to remote hosts over SMTP by explicit IP address,
# when an email address is given in "domain literal" form, for example,
# <user@???>. The RFCs require this facility. However, it is
# little-known these days, and has been exploited by evil people seeking
# to abuse SMTP relays. Consequently it is commented out in the default
# configuration. If you uncomment this router, you also need to comment out
# "forbid_domain_literals" above, so that Exim can recognize the syntax of
# domain literal addresses.
# domain_literal:
# driver = ipliteral
# transport = remote_smtp
end
######################################################################
# RETRY CONFIGURATION #
######################################################################
# This single retry rule applies to all domains and all errors. It specifies
# retries every 15 minutes for 2 hours, then increasing retry intervals,
# starting at 1 hour and increasing each time by a factor of 1.5, up to 16
# hours, then retries every 8 hours until 4 days have passed since the first
# failed delivery.
# Domain Error Retries
# ------ ----- -------
* * F,2h,15m; G,16h,1h,1.5; F,4d,8h
end
######################################################################
# REWRITE CONFIGURATION #
######################################################################
# There are no rewriting specifications in this default configuration file.
end
######################################################################
# AUTHENTICATION CONFIGURATION #
######################################################################
# There are no authenticator specifications in this default configuration
file.
# End of Exim configuration file
