Re: [exim] Listening interface:port

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Author: Ian Eiloart
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To: Mike Cardwell, exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Listening interface:port


--On 3 January 2007 13:11:59 +0000 Mike Cardwell
<exim-users@???> wrote:

> Is it possible to get a single instance of exim listening on two
> different ports on two different ips? Eg:
>
> 111.111.111.111 port 25
> 222.222.222.222 port 465


We do this by starting two instances of Exim, with separate configurations
(using -C in the startup script.

BTW, while you're here, you should read rfc2476 and also configure Exim to
listen on port 587 (but require authentication and TLS encryption).

> I can get both ip's listening on both ports using the config below, but
> that's not what I want:
>
> local_interfaces = 111.111.111.111 : 222.222.222.222
> daemon_smtp_ports = 25 : 465
>
> Also, is it possible to have TLS on connect on 111.111.111.111:2000 but
> not 222.222.222.222:2000 ? If I use tls_on_connect_ports I can only
> specify port 2000, so all IPs have to use it.


Why 2000, and not the standard alternate port 587?

> Thanks,
> Mike




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Ian Eiloart
IT Services, University of Sussex