Re: [Exim] Error 554 from hotmail.com

>From: Suresh Ramasubramanian <linux@???>
>To: Giordano Neri <giordano@???>
>Cc: exim-users@???
>Subject: Re: [Exim] Error 554 from hotmail.com
>Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 15:54:39 +0530
>
>On Fri, Aug 08, 2003 at 12:06:40PM +0200, Giordano Neri wrote:
>> Reading all around internet forums i think
>> that error is in the "helo" command that
>> my server send to hotmail.com.
>>
>> How can i "rewrite" the helo string?
>
>I see that you helo as localhost.
>
>Change your primary_hostname to dns.comicmania.it (or whatever)

That's by far the best option. Teach your machine to be honest and
truthful. This tends to work, even on the Internet :- ) But note you
can also tailor the greeting in the main configuration section by
using the smtp_banner configuration option.