Re: [Exim] EHLO and FQDN problem for outgoing mail

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Author: Jochen Erwied
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] EHLO and FQDN problem for outgoing mail
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On Wed, Dec 31, 2003 at 08:49:11PM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote:

> [...]
> /* The primary host name may be required for expansion of spool_directory
> and log_file_path, so make sure it is set asap. It is obtained from uname(),
> but if that yields an unqualified value, make a FQDN by using gethostbyname to
> canonize it. Some people like upper case letters in their host names, so we
> don't force the case. */
>
> if (primary_hostname == NULL)


primary_hostname is a configuration option, and the modus operandi is
described in the documentation as well as in the code snipped above.

To avoid any problems, simply specify 'primary_hostname = your.host.name'
in your config file.

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