Re: [exim] One of my boxes can't send mail

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Subject: Re: [exim] One of my boxes can't send mail
On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 08:36:44AM -0500, Michael Sullivan wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 13:30 +0000, Steven Wayne wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 13:01 +0000, Steven Wayne wrote:
> > > > On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 07:57:14AM -0500, Michael Sullivan wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 08:50 +0000, Steven Wayne wrote:
> > > > > > On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 11:13:02AM -0500, Michael Sullivan wrote:
> > > > > > > helo test
> > > > > > > 250 catherine.espersunited.com Hello localhost [127.0.0.1]
> > > > > > > mail from: michael@???
> > > > > > > 250 OK
> > > > > > > rcpt to: michael@???
> > > > > > > 550-Verification failed for <michael@???>
> > > > > > > 550-Unrouteable address
> > > > > > > 550 Sender verify failed
> > > > > >
>
> I've got host:
>
> catherine ~ # host catherine.espersunited.com
> catherine.espersunited.com has address 70.234.122.251
> catherine.espersunited.com mail is handled by 1
> catherine.espersunited.com.
> catherine ~ # mx catherine.espersunited.com
> -bash: mx: command not found


"host" in my case is a package that contains:

/usr/bin/host
/usr/bin/mx
/usr/bin/zone
/usr/bin/aaaa
/usr/bin/txt
/usr/bin/ns
/usr/bin/soa

and replaces the bind9-host package.

It just means I can do less typing than when using dig.

> But why would this affect catherine's ability to send mail within the
> network? I'm mainly interested in stuff sent by cron. I even have an
> alias in /etc/aliases that forwards all mail sent to root to
> michael@???


I have no idea.

Let's get back to the actual error message you received:

> > 550-Verification failed for <michael@???>
> > 550-Unrouteable address
> > 550 Sender verify failed


You can either turn off sender verification or use an address that can be
verified.

If it's for cron jobs do what I do and use rewriting in Exim's config to
make them appear from a standard user.

Actually all our servers have a newsgroup on a news server and the root
alias is a pointer to some mail to news software that stores them in an
INN server. Instant archives and searchable to any staff with a
newsreader.

Steven.
--
I really hate this damned machine
I wish that they would sell it.
It never does quite what I want
But only what I tell it.