Re: [Exim] Trouble with incoming mail

On Sat, 3 May 2003, Frode Lillerud wrote:

> I'm still struggeling with my incoming mail.
> I'm able to send mail, but not recieve.
>
> Since I'm just getting started with exim, I don't even know where to start..
>
> I've come to the conclusion the incoming traffic on port 25 is closed.
>
> Can anyone point me in the right direction?

You can't do much here, some providers block port 25 for their users, so
they can't be abused as open relay.

The best thing you can do is to use a external host as your primary MX,
and let it forward the mails to your host over a non-standard port.

Nico