Re: [exim] Spool collecting but not sending

On Fri, 1 Jan 2010, Frank DeChellis DSL wrote:

> Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 12:19:35 -0500 (EST)
> From: Frank DeChellis DSL <frankd@???>
> To: exim-users@???
> Subject: [exim] Spool collecting but not sending
>
> Hi there,
>
> Happy New Year from Canada!
>
> We are using Exim 4.67.
>
> I have one instance of it running on our native IP and port 25 and it runs
> great, and has for years.
>
> I just setup another instance of it on the same server with a different IP
> address and port number. The new install on port 999 has it's own log and
> spool directory.
>
> We just copied the config file form the orginal exim install, specified
> the different directories, IP and port number.
>
> When we use it to send mail the message is collected by Exim, placed into
> the new spool directory and just sits there.
>
> When I telnet to that IP and port exim answers fine.
>
> Before I setup the separate spool and log directory, it was sending email
> with the different port and IP using the same log and spool directories
> as the other exim, but I didn't feel comfortabel with that setup.
>
> Do I need to tell exim where the messages are being queued waiting to be
> sent?
>
> Thanks
> Frank
>

I forgot to add one detail. After sending some messages through this
install and having the messages sit in the queue, the command

/usr/pkgsbin/exim -qff -C /usr/pkg/etc/exim2/configure

clears the queue and delivers the mail no problem.