Re: [Exim] Installing Exim 4.20 on Macos Server 10.1.4

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Author: John Dalbec
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To: David Stone
CC: Exim Users Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Exim] Installing Exim 4.20 on Macos Server 10.1.4
David Stone wrote:

> Has anyone successfully installed exim 4.20 on Macos Server 10.1.4?
>
> I've attempted to do this, initially setting exim up to pass local
> mail to AMS, following the article on afp548.com (which is for exim
> 4.10). Unfortunately, I can't get this to work.
>
> Remote delivery using exim from the command line works fine, as does
> delivery to a local address which is really an alias for an external
> one, so that part of the configure file seems ok.
>
> All actual local deliveries are deferred, however. What's really odd
> is that, when I set up the local_delivery transport to hand-off to AMS:
>
>     local_delivery:
>       driver = smtp
>       port = 627
>       hosts = 127.0.0.1
>       hosts_override = true

>
> I get the following (partial) output in debugging mode:
>
>     routed by localuser router
>       envelope to: user@???
>       transport: local_delivery
>     >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>     After routing:
>       Local deliveries:
>       Remote deliveries:
>         user@???
>       Failed addresses:
>       Deferred addresses:
>     search_tidyup called
>     >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Remote deliveries >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>
> even when AMS is confirmed as listening for SMTP on port 627. The
> result is a deferred delivery because:
>
>     "local_delivery transport found host localhost to be local"


You need allow_localhost on the transport.

http://www.exim.org/exim-html-4.20/doc/html/spec.html

John
>
> Any insights/suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated - I am now
> completely lost on this one.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave Stone
>
>
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