RE: [exim] Exim local_interfaces problem

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Author: Eli
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To: 'Nick Twaddell', exim-users
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Subject: RE: [exim] Exim local_interfaces problem
Nick wrote:
> I added
> local_interfaces = 0.0.0.0.25 : 127.0.0.1.10025 To my exim.conf
>
> Local_interfaces was not in there at all before, so I assume
> it just listens on all ips on port 25. Well now that I added
> that, I get this error every couple minutes
>
> 2005-02-27 22:52:56 socket bind() to port 25 for address (any
> IPv4) failed:
> Address already in use: waiting before trying again
>
> Port 25 is open and running, and mail works fine. So I don't
> know if this is just a warning or what, but it does bother
> me. Has anyone experienced this? Anything I should be looking for?


Just a guess but 0.0.0.0 means all IPs, including 127.0.0.1 :) Remove
127.0.0.1 and see if it gets rid of the error and still listens on
localhost.

If not, hmm!

Eli.