Re: [Exim] external mail is not delivered anymore

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Author: Chris Knipe
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To: FEL-X
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Subject: Re: [Exim] external mail is not delivered anymore
It would seem to me as if you are not running your queue runs?

Try exim -qfl -v and see what happens...


On Sat, 5 May 2001, FEL-X wrote:

> Hello,
>
> This is kinda of an emergency; I don't understand what's going on.
> I'm currently searching the FAQ and list archives, and am posting this
> message in case someone can help me faster. Please don't tell me to RTFM : I
> am.
> But my knowledge is poor in this area that's why I'm looking for help here
> too.
>
> anyway here it is :
> I'm using Exim on a debian potato release.
> A few days ago I upgraded from exim 3.12 to 3.22 by just installing the new
> release over the old one.
> Now mail headers show (Exim 3.22 #3 (Debian)) instead of (Exim 3.12 #1
> (Debian)) so I guess the upgarde worked.
> The exim.conf file has not been changed.
>
> Ever since that upgrade, I have noticed external mails are not being
> delivered to mailboxes !
> Internal mails are delivered fine (I call internal mails those sent by cron
> or using the mail command on the server).
> External mails sent to domains hosted on my server just appear in the
> mainlog but are not delivered.
>
> for exemple :
>
> 2001-05-05 06:02:15 14vzsp-0008GJ-00 <= fel-x@??? H=mail.ifrance.com
> [212.73.208.235] P=esmtp S=4348 id=13546.....5fc3@pc
>
> is all that appears in the log when I send a mail to one of my accounts on
> the server.
> this stays as is in the log and is not processed. All I can do is type :
>
> exim -d 5 -M 14vzsp-0008GJ-00
>
> so I get exim to process the mail, check recipients and deliver it to the
> right mailbox. Then only it adds the usual to the mainlog file :
>
> 2001-05-05 06:25:10 14vzsp-0008GJ-00 => fel-x <fel-x@???>
> D=localuser T=local_delivery
> 2001-05-05 06:25:10 14vzsp-0008GJ-00 Completed
>
> I am not willing to do this manually for every mail, that would just be
> crazy.
> What is going on ? why did exim stop processing and completing mail delivery
> ??
>
> TIA for any help or suggestion,
>
> Best regards.
> FEL-X
>
> --------------------------------
> Dr Felix Shumelinsky
> Ortho. Surgery Dept. - ULB
> Free University of Brussels
> Phone: +32 (0)495 51.67.42
>
>
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Regards
Chris Knipe
Vardus PTY(LTD)
Systems Administrator