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

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Autor: Dave C.
Datum:  
To: Gerrit P. Haase
CC: Exim-users
Betreff: Re: [Exim] TCP service "smtp" not found
Ok, apparently your host is messed up (no surprise on NT).. You can work
around this by setting port = 25 in the SMTP ransport of your exim
config file..

On Sat, 24 Nov 2001, Dave C. wrote:

>
> Has it occured to you to actually LOOK in that file to make sure that
> the 'smtp' service is defined?
>
> On Sat, 24 Nov 2001, Gerrit P. Haase wrote:
>
> > Hallo Exim-users,
> >
> > I have searched all the archives and the rest of internet and found
> > several references about the topic: 'TCP service "smtp" not found'.
> >
> > One answer was to check the permissions and the content of the file
> > /etc/services:
> >
> >   $ ls -lFn /etc/services
> >   -rw-r--r--    1 500      544          6217 Nov 24 13:26 /etc/services

> >
> >   $ cat /etc/services | grep smtp
> >   smtp               25/tcp    mail

> >
> > I start the daemon with these options:
> >
> > $ exim -bd -d2 -oX 25
> >
> > but I get this error:
> >
> >   routed by lookuphost router:
> >     deliver to gerrit@???
> >     transport: remote_smtp
> >     host mx0.gmx.de [213.165.64.100] MX=10
> >     host mx0.gmx.net [213.165.64.100] MX=10
> >   >>>>>> Remote deliveries >>>>>>
> >   remote_smtp transport entered
> >   LOG: 0 PANIC DIE
> >     TCP service "smtp" not found

> >
> > All about this I found in the archives that was suggested to do was done
> > by me, I don't understand why Exim isn't able to lookup 'smtp' in /etc/sevices,
> > probably a trivial problem. Any hints?
> >
> > Ciao,
> >
> > Gerrit P. Haase                          mailto:gp@familiehaase.de

> >
>
>


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