Re: [exim] smarthost configuration

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Author: Stephen Gran
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] smarthost configuration
On Fri, Jan 28, 2005 at 11:58:48AM -0600, jp said:
> I've configured exim4 via debconf to use a smarthost. Our local domain
> is judelawfirm.com but we have a remote smtp server that i want to use
> as the smarthost.
>
> I can send email to any domain _except_ judelawfirm.com. I'm almost
> certain the problem is exim thinks judelawfirm.com is this local
> machine. I sent a test email to test@judelaw... and it delivered to the
> local account `test' that i setup.
>
> This message is being sent on the same machine. (Just so you know I can
> send out email to other domains besides our own.)


As you have guessed, exim considers judelawfirm.com to be a local domain
and does local delivery for it. I would suggest using something else
for the local domain, like satellite.judelawfirm.com or so, to make it
clear that judelawfirm.com is to be delivered remotely.

HTH,
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