[exim] Configuring Exim on Cygwin for SMTP service provider …

Hi

I'm quite new to Exim & Cygwin.

But I could successfully download & install Exim on Cygwin with my Windows XP SP2.

I'm trying to configure exim (4.69) to send mail thru my service provider(SMTP). But my service provider requires a user/password for SMTP authentication & i'm unable to configure this.

var\log\exim\exim_main.log shows the following error



2009-08-26 10:59:33 KOYXX3-00023K-P0 ** user@??? R=send_to_gateway T=remote_smtp: SMTP error from remote mail server after MAIL FROM: SIZE=3241: host remote_mail_server [xx.xx.xx.xx]: 530 5.7.1 Client was not authenticated



My windows XP system is on a local domain (domainA.com) & my service provider is on a remote domain (domainB.com). I just need to transfer all the mails from exim over to the remote domain.

Any help is appreciated.

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On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 11:49:35AM -0000, Vaidya nathan wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm quite new to Exim & Cygwin.
>
> But I could successfully download & install Exim on Cygwin with my Windows XP SP2.
>
> I'm trying to configure exim (4.69) to send mail thru my service provider(SMTP). But my service provider requires a user/password for SMTP authentication & i'm unable to configure this.
>
> var\log\exim\exim_main.log shows the following error
>
>
>
> 2009-08-26 10:59:33 KOYXX3-00023K-P0 ** user@??? R=send_to_gateway T=remote_smtp: SMTP error from remote mail server after MAIL FROM: SIZE=3241: host remote_mail_server [xx.xx.xx.xx]: 530 5.7.1 Client was not authenticated
>
>
>
> My windows XP system is on a local domain (domainA.com) & my service provider is on a remote domain (domainB.com). I just need to transfer all the mails from exim over to the remote domain.

OK, add a router like:

outgoing:
driver = manualroute
domains = ! +local_domains
transport = domainB_auth
route_list = * outgoingMta.domainB.com


Have a transport like:

domainB_auth:
driver = smtp
hosts_try_auth = mta_domainB_auth

In your authenticators have:

begin authenticators

cram_md5:
     driver = cram_md5
     public_name = CRAM-MD5
     client_name = "${extract{auth_name}{${lookup{$host}lsearch{/etc/exim/smtp_users}{$value}fail}}}"
     client_secret = "${extract{auth_pass}{${lookup{$host}lsearch{/etc/exim/smtp_users}{$value}fail}}}"
plain:
     driver = plaintext
     public_name = PLAIN
     client_send = "${extract{auth_plain}{${lookup{$host}lsearch{/etc/exim/smtp_users}{$value}fail}}}"

# The file /etc/exim/smtp_users contains lines like:
# mta_domainB_auth:    auth_name=my_username    auth_pass=secret    auth_plain=^my_username^secret

# See:
#       http://www.tgunkel.de/docs/exim_smarthosts.en
#       http://www.hserus.net/wiki/index.php/Exim
#       http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Debian/2005-02/1926.html

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