I have a desktop system (debian etch, 192.168.1.2) that works through
a router modem (192.168.1.1) and has no trouble sending and receiving
mail via procmail. I've attachied a laptop to the router a laptop
(sidux, 192.168.1.3) that also runs exim4, uses procmail, and is
configured the same. While the laptop can receive mail, it can't send
it:
SMPT error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<bogus@???>:
host mymail.myregisteredsite.com [209.237.134.152]:
553 sorry, that domain isn't in my list of allowed rcpthosts
(*5.7.1)
The /etc/resolv.conf file on both machines looks to DHCP served by the
router and so has the sole address: 192.168.1.1.
First, a simple question: There are exim troubleshooting projects that
use exim from the command line with certain arguments. My exim is
running as a daemon; how do I change to run exim from the command
line?
When I use the host command, I'd assume that the return to both
machines would be identical, but it isn't. From my desktop that has a
working exim:
$ host -v hartford-hwp.com
Trying "hartford-hwp.com"
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 45483
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 3, ADDITIONAL: 3
...
With the laptop:
$ host -v hartford-hwp.com
Query about hartford-hwp.com about for record types A
Trying "hartford-hwp.com"
Query done, 1 Answer, status: no error
The following answer is not authoritative:
...
Why would the mail server be unwilling to give the full information in
the case of the laptop, but sends it all for the desktop?
/etc/hosts for the two machines:
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
192.168.1.1 teufel.hartford-hwp.com teufel
for the laptop:
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
192.168.1.1 langhans.hartford-hwp.com langhans
I'm not sure about this. I'm assigning the router's address to both
machines. Is that correct?
Haines Brown
