[exim] how to verify if my exim4 can receive mails

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Author: Jumping
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To: exim-users
Subject: [exim] how to verify if my exim4 can receive mails
I have two mal system , one is exim4 and other is MD. The MD acts as
primary smtp, and the exim4 acts as second smtp.
The exim4 can send out mails.

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When use http://www.checkdns.net/quickcheck.aspx?domain=showme.hk&detailed=1to
test it. I got follow :

CheckDNS.NET tests mail-servers
Domain showme.hk has 2 mail-servers.
Checking mail server (PRI=0) mail.showme.hk [203.98.188.29]
Mail server mail.showme.hk[203.98.188.29] answers on port 25
<<< 220 mtelsl.com ESMTP MDaemon 9.5.6; Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:55:58 +0800
>>> HELO www.checkdns.net

<<< 250 mtelsl.com Hello www.checkdns.net, pleased to meet you
>>> MAIL FROM: <dnscheck@???>

<<< 250 <dnscheck@???>, Sender ok
>>> RCPT TO: <postmaster@???>

<<< 250 <postmaster@???>, Recipient ok
>>> QUIT

Mail server mail.showme.hk [203.98.188.29] accepts mail for showme.hk
Checking mail server (PRI=5) mail2.showme.hk [59.188.15.185]
Mail server mail2.showme.hk[59.188.15.185] answers on port 25
<<< 220 showme ESMTP Exim 4.63 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:56:21 +0800
>>> HELO www.checkdns.net

<<< 250 showme Hello www.checkdns.net [195.60.98.253]
>>> MAIL FROM: <dnscheck@???>

<<< 250 OK
>>> RCPT TO: <postmaster@???>

<<< 550 relay not permitted
Probably mail server does not accept mail for showme.hk and recognizes
this as relay attempt.
Some of your MX do not work properly

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tail -f /var/log/exim4/rejectlog

2008-09-23 23:30:41 H=(www.checkdns.net) [195.60.98.253] F=<
dnscheck@???> rejected RCPT <postmaster@???>: relay not
permitted
2008-09-24 12:54:25 H=(www.checkdns.net) [195.60.98.253] F=<
dnscheck@???> rejected RCPT <postmaster@???>: relay not
permitted
2008-09-24 14:56:23 H=(www.checkdns.net) [195.60.98.253] F=<
dnscheck@???> rejected RCPT <postmaster@???>: relay not
permitted
2008-09-24 21:42:31 H=(www.checkdns.net) [195.60.98.253] F=<
dnscheck@???> rejected RCPT <postmaster@???>: relay not
permitted

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If I add 195.60.98.253 to the dc_relay_nets in update-exim4.conf.conf, the
test returns ok.

How Can I Enable my Exim4 could accept this type test without modify
dc_relay_nets ?

Thanks your help.


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