Re: [exim] Exim with IPv6

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Author: Mike Cardwell
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Exim with IPv6
On 25/04/2011 18:38, Luca Bertoncello wrote:

> Since I have now an IPv6 subnet, I'd like to have my Exim (4.75 from source)
> running on the IPv6 interface, too...
>
> I read the documentation, and I found, that I have to set:
>
>     local_interfaces = <; ::0 ; 0.0.0.0

>
> to listen to all IPs (IPv4 and IPv6), but if I do that, I get this error:


That looks fine to me.

> socket bind() to port 25 for address (any IPv6) failed: Invalid argument:
> waiting 30s before trying again (9 more tries)


If you do an "exim -bV" does it mention IPv6 on the line starting
"Support for" ?

> Do I have to give some special options by compiling, to have Exim using IPv6?


http://www.exim.org/exim-html-current/doc/html/spec_html/ch04.html#SECID28

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