* Mike Dillinger <miked@???> [20050119 02:35]: wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to send mail to my exim4 mail host via a mail client SMTP
> connection and it's not working.
>
> My machine is configured as a smarthost, meaning it relays all incoming
> SMTP traffic to my ISP's SMTP server. Otherwise, all incoming mail is
> stored in the user's mail directory for them to retrieve.
>
> When I send mail from my client, this line is added to my mainlog file:
> 2005-01-18 15:13:13 no host name found for IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
> 2005-01-18 15:13:13 H=([xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx]) [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx]
> F=<miked@???> rejected RCPT <miked@???>: relay
> not permitted
> 2005-01-18 15:13:17 unexpected disconnection while reading SMTP command
> from ([xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx]) [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx]
Well, add xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx to your +relay_from_hosts.
> ...and this line is added to my rejectlog file:
> 2005-01-18 15:13:13 H=([xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx]) [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx]
> F=<miked@???> rejected RCPT <miked@???>: relay
> not permitted
This is the same host being denied!! The IP address is the same as the
one above - xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx !!
> What I am ultimately trying to achieve here is to be able to send mail
> from my client to my SMTP server, which is forwarded to my ISP's SMTP
> server. I'd really prefer to have the connection encrypted (either TLS
> or SSL) and not open.
There is a whole chapter on SMTP AUTHENTICATION in spec.txt, besides
several HOWTOs/FAQ entries easily found using google "exim smtp auth".
> Something I forgot to mention... If the user's mail client can be
> authenticated with a valid username/password, I'm fine with them making
> a connection to my SMTP server.
That's for another day ;)
cheers
- wash
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