The following log on the mail server (smarthost) indicates the problem as
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2003-03-25 12:30:45 SMTP connection from webct-tyg1.sun.ac.za [146.232.197.237]
(TCP/IP connection count = 9)
2003-03-25 12:30:45 H=webct-tyg1.sun.ac.za (webct-tyg1) [146.232.197.237] F=<root@webct-tyg1> rejected RCPT <jspies@???>
2003-03-25 12:30:45 SMTP protocol error in "DATA" H=webct-tyg1.sun.ac.za (webct-tyg1) [146.232.197.237] valid RCPT command must precede DATA
2003-03-25 12:30:45 SMTP connection from webct-tyg1.sun.ac.za (webct-tyg1) [146.232.197.237] closed by QUIT
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The configuration file on the sending machine:
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qualify_domain = webct-tyg1.sun.ac.za
local_domains = webct-tyg1.sun.ac.za:localhost
local_domains_include_host = true
local_domains_include_host_literals = true
never_users = root
host_lookup = *
host_accept_relay = localhost
trusted_users = mail
smtp_verify = false
gecos_pattern = ^([^,:]*)
gecos_name = $1
smtp_accept_queue_per_connection = 100
freeze_tell_mailmaster = true
received_header_text = "Received: \
${if def:sender_rcvhost {from ${sender_rcvhost}\n\t}\
{${if def:sender_ident {from ${sender_ident} }}\
${if def:sender_helo_name {(helo=${sender_helo_name})\n\t}}}}\
by ${primary_hostname} \
${if def:received_protocol {with ${received_protocol}}} \
(Exim ${version_number} #${compile_number} (Red Hat Linux))\n\t\
id ${message_id}\
${if def:received_for {\n\tfor <$received_for>}}"
local_delivery:
driver = appendfile
group = mail
mode = 0660
mode_fail_narrower = false
envelope_to_add = true
file = /var/spool/mail/${local_part}
address_pipe:
driver = pipe
return_output
address_file:
driver = appendfile
address_directory:
driver = appendfile
no_from_hack
prefix = ""
suffix = ""
address_reply:
driver = autoreply
remote_smtp:
driver = smtp
real_local:
prefix = real-
driver = localuser
transport = local_delivery
system_aliases:
driver = aliasfile
file_transport = address_file
pipe_transport = address_pipe
file = /etc/aliases
search_type = lsearch
userforward:
driver = forwardfile
file_transport = address_file
pipe_transport = address_pipe
reply_transport = address_reply
no_verify
check_ancestor
file = .forward
modemask = 002
filter
localuser:
driver = localuser
transport = local_delivery
smarthost:
driver = domainlist
transport = remote_smtp
route_list = "* mail.sun.ac.za bydns_a"
* * F,2h,15m; G,16h,2h,1.5; F,4d,8h
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In the server's exim.conf:
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domainlist relay_domains = *sun.ac.za :
dbm;/etc/exim/relaydomains.db
hostlist relay_from_hosts = 146.232.0.0/16 : 192.168.0.0/24 :
127.0.0.1
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So I figure it can't be a relaydomain problem.
I would appreciate some help on solving this problem.
Johann
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Informasietegnologie, Universiteit van Stellenbosch
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