Re: [Exim] newbie email problems

* Andreas Metzler <eximusers@???> [040706 02:17]:
> exim offers wonderful debugging methods. Try
>
> printf 'MAIL FROM:<shantanu@???>\nRCPT TO:<shantanu@???>\nQUIT\n' \
> | /usr/sbin/exim -bh 127.0.0.1

I did,
printf 'MAIL FROM:<>\nRCPT TO:<shantanu@???>\nQUIT\n' \ | exim -bh 127.0.0.1

>>> host in host_lookup? yes (matched "*")
>>> looking up host name for 127.0.0.1
>>> IP address lookup yielded localhost
>>> gethostbyname looked up these IP addresses:
>>> name=localhost address=127.0.0.1
>>> checking addresses for localhost
>>> 127.0.0.1 OK
>>> host in host_reject_connection? no (option unset)
>>> host in sender_unqualified_hosts? no (option unset)
>>> host in recipient_unqualified_hosts? no (option unset)
>>> host in helo_verify_hosts? no (option unset)
>>> host in helo_try_verify_hosts? no (option unset)
>>> host in helo_accept_junk_hosts? no (option unset)
>>> using ACL "acl_check_rcpt"
>>> processing "accept"
>>> check hosts = :
>>> host in ":"? no (end of list)
>>> accept: condition test failed
>>> processing "deny"
>>> check domains = +local_domains
>>> mdk.local in "@:localhost"? yes (matched "@")
>>> mdk.local in "+local_domains"? yes (matched "+local_domains")
>>> check local_parts = ^[.] : ^.*[@%!/|]
>>> shantanu in "postmaster"? no (end of list)
>>> accept: condition test failed
>>> processing "require"
>>> check verify = sender
>>> require: condition test succeeded
>>> processing "accept"
>>> check domains = +local_domains
>>> mdk.local in "+local_domains"? yes (matched "+local_domains" - cached)
>>> check verify = recipient
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>> routing shantanu@???
>>> mdk.local in "! +local_domains"? no (matched "! +local_domains" - cached)
>>> calling vforward router
>>> vforward router: defer for shantanu@???
>>> message: "" is not an absolute path
>>> ----------- end verify ------------
>>> accept: condition test deferred
LOG: H=localhost [127.0.0.1] F=<> temporarily rejected RCPT <shantanu@???>: "" is not an absolute path

**** SMTP testing session as if from host 127.0.0.1
**** but without any ident (RFC 1413) callback.
**** This is not for real!

220 mdk.local ESMTP Exim 4.30 Tue, 06 Jul 2004 14:14:25 +0530
250 OK
451 Temporary local problem - please try later
221 mdk.local closing connection

Thanks for the help.

Shantanu