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

On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 13:59 +0000, Steven Wayne wrote:
> 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.

How do I do that?
>
> 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.
>

Here's another transaction that theoretically should work even if
catherine doesn't have a public MX record:

michael@catherine ~ $ telnet localhost 25
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 catherine.espersunited.com ESMTP Exim 4.67 Wed, 16 May 2007 09:06:02
-0500
helo test
250 catherine.espersunited.com Hello localhost [127.0.0.1]
mail from: michael@localhost
250 OK
rcpt to: michael@localhost
550-Verification failed for <michael@localhost>
550-Unrouteable address
550 Sender verify failed